City government · Grant County, WA

Soap Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Soap Lake took in $7.5 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money38%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%City taxes20%State tax money6.3%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes20%

Other taxes
14%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$827 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$59 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.6%$275 thousand
Sales tax
2.2%$168 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; water and 4 more
  • Other government-run businesses$939 thousand
  • Water$788 thousand
  • Garbage collection$375 thousand
  • Other service charges$120 thousand
  • Electric power$32 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$2.9 million

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$477 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$131 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$304 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Running the government and other costs3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

61%

of Soap Lake'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
61%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$460 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$552 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$552 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.8%$213 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$135 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$36 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$36 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Soap Lake. 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 Soap Lake 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.