Town government · Ferry County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Republic took in $2.2 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)42%Town taxes33%State tax money15%Fines and other10%

What stands out

16%

of Republic's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes33%

Sales tax
16%$360 thousand
Other taxes
9.8%$220 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$161 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$35 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.4%$165 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$941 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$399 thousand
  • Garbage collection$277 thousand
  • Sewer$265 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$327 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$217 thousand
Fines
0.5%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Running the government and other costs8.8%Sent to other local governments5.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

5.9%

of Republic's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$582 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$224 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$205 thousand
  • Sewer systems$153 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$344 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$223 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$123 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.9%$83 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$67 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$54 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Republic. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Republic 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.