Town government · Whitman County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rosalia took in $3.2 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money77%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%Town taxes7.6%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

77%

of Rosalia's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes7.6%

Sales tax
3.7%$118 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$58 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$420 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$228 thousand
  • Water$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$10 thousand

State tax money77%

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

From the state
77%$2.5 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs4.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

76%

of Rosalia's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$205 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$487 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$473 thousand
  • Airports$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$147 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$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$97 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$34 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$33 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rosalia. 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 Rosalia 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.