Town government · Kittitas County, WA

South Cle Elum's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Cle Elum took in $1.1 million and spent $932 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)54%Town taxes30%State tax money11%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes30%

Property tax
11%$120 thousand
Sales tax
9.7%$107 thousand
Other taxes
9.6%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$70 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$599 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$379 thousand
  • Sewer$217 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$118 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$47 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Running the government and other costs9.3%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

67%

of South Cle Elum'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
67%$626 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$451 thousand
  • Sewer systems$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$87 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$24 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Cle Elum. 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 South Cle Elum 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.