City government · Grant County, WA

Royal City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Royal City took in $3.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes31%State tax money23%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes31%

Sales tax
17%$618 thousand
Other taxes
12%$449 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$265 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$69 thousand
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.3%$86 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$618 thousand
  • Sewer$485 thousand
  • Garbage collection$354 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$847 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$41 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$158 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

62%

of Royal City'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
62%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$567 thousand
  • Sewer systems$487 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$358 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$435 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$363 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$201 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$77 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$77 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Royal City. 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 Royal City 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.