Town government · King County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Skykomish took in $893 thousand and spent $688 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Town taxes24%Fines and other22%State tax money8.2%Federal tax money5.5%County and local tax money4.5%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes24%

Sales tax
13%$114 thousand
Property tax
8.0%$71 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$317 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$114 thousand
  • Sewer$104 thousand
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$49 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$73 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$40 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs33%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Environment and natural resources3.5%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

52%

of Skykomish'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
52%$361 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$164 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$98 thousand
  • Water supply$97 thousand
  • Electric power$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$224 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$129 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.5%$24 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Skykomish. 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 Skykomish 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.