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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stanwood took in $19.1 million and spent $16.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money14%Fines and other7.0%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes43%

Other taxes
17%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$854 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$3.1 million
Property tax
9.6%$1.8 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$492 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.8 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$20 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

15%

of Stanwood's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$564 thousand
  • Government buildings$223 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
6.2%$1.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$343 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$235 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$108 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$85 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$85 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stanwood. 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 Stanwood 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.