Town government · Pierce County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ruston took in $4.8 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)39%Town taxes35%State tax money19%Fines and other7.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

7.5%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
15%$694 thousand
Other taxes
13%$599 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$186 thousand
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$118 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$107 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.5%$354 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Sewer$677 thousand
  • Other service charges$107 thousand
  • Garbage collection-$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$911 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$272 thousand
Fines
1.3%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs16%Environment and natural resources2.8%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

28%

of Ruston's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$964 thousand
  • Sewer systems$590 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$779 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$362 thousand
  • Fire protection$172 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$808 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$808 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$751 thousand
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)$473 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$111 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$135 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$135 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$116 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ruston. 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 Ruston 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.