City government · Adams County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ritzville took in $6.2 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money27%City taxes25%Fines and other14%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
10%$623 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$557 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$373 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$105 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$56 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.7%$350 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$826 thousand
  • Sewer$625 thousand
  • Garbage collection$407 thousand
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$166 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$1.7 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$823 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Running the government and other costs5.3%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

5.3%

of Ritzville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$531 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$370 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$604 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$473 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$81 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$320 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$310 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$264 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$63 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$210 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$115 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$95 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$57 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$52 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ritzville. 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 City of Ritzville 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.