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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Snoqualmie took in $39.1 million and spent $35.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)44%State tax money6.8%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

7.9%

of Snoqualmie's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes46%

Property tax
21%$8.3 million
Other taxes
17%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$842 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$414 thousand
  • Other licenses$162 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$127 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.9%$3.1 million

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$17.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$8.7 million
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$2.7 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$782 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$269 thousand
Fines
0.1%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Environment and natural resources17%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending12%

What stands out

17%

of Snoqualmie's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$331 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$206 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$8.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Water supply$3.5 million
Environment and natural resources
17%$6.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.1 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$860 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$941 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$443 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$715 thousand
Social services
0.4%$146 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$146 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$101 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Snoqualmie. 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 Snoqualmie 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.