City government · Whatcom County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sumas took in $6.8 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)59%City taxes26%State tax money15%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

7.7%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
9.5%$647 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$565 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$337 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$131 thousand
  • Other licenses$56 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$22 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.7%$525 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Sewer$856 thousand
  • Water$488 thousand
  • Other service charges$190 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.0 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%$9 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.4%$24 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

52%

of Sumas' 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
52%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$990 thousand
  • Water supply$453 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$958 thousand
  • Fire protection$260 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$107 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$676 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$189 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$662 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$662 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$184 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$184 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$134 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$134 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sumas. 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 Sumas 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.