Town government · Pierce County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Steilacoom took in $19.1 million and spent $14.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, electric power)55%Town taxes27%State tax money9.9%Fines and other8.1%

What stands out

55%

of Steilacoom's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes27%

Property tax
13%$2.5 million
Other taxes
9.4%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$943 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$493 thousand
  • Other licenses$331 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.5%$858 thousand

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$534 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$1.9 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$1.5 million
Fines
0.3%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

19%

of Steilacoom's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$913 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$681 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$152 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Parking$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$843 thousand
  • Government buildings$380 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$251 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$480 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$480 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$286 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$286 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$95 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Steilacoom. 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 Steilacoom 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.