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Renton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Renton took in $323 million and spent $279 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%County and local tax money11%Fines and other8.2%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Renton's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes41%

Other taxes
18%$59.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$22.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$20.1 million
  • Other licenses$5.3 million
  • Amusement taxes$5.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$814 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$47.3 million
Property tax
7.8%$25.1 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$104 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$45.8 million
  • Garbage collection$24.8 million
  • Water$19.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Airport$4.0 million
  • Road charges$477 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.6%$1.9 million

State tax money7.4%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
7.4%$24.1 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$35.4 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$22.4 million
Fines
1.3%$4.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs9.2%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

4.6%

of Renton's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$85.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$44.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$36.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$620 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$78.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$36.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$24.9 million
  • Water supply$16.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$36.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$32.5 million
  • Airports$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$28.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28.8 million
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$25.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
4.6%$12.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12.8 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$5.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$179 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$4.0 million
Social services
0.8%$2.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$652 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$652 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Renton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Renton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.