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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Selah took in $17.2 million and spent $12.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes43%State tax money9.6%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
17%$3.0 million
Property tax
13%$2.3 million
Other taxes
12%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$238 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$178 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$31 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
  • Transit fares$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$1.7 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$455 thousand
Fines
0.2%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Running the government and other costs6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

35%

of Selah'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
39%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$156 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$92 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$672 thousand
  • Public transit$428 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$746 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$529 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$572 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$572 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$265 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$161 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$104 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$239 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$160 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$160 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$119 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Selah. 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 Selah 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.