City government · Thurston County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Tenino took in $5.5 million and spent $5.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%City taxes27%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

36%

of Tenino's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes27%

Other taxes
11%$628 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$329 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$115 thousand
  • Other licenses$111 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$59 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.7%$534 thousand
Property tax
6.0%$330 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$330 thousand
  • Other service charges$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$36 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$89 thousand
Fines
0.6%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

25%

of Tenino'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$821 thousand
  • Water supply$409 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$792 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$203 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$168 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$802 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$802 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$563 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$280 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$183 thousand
Social services
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tenino. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Tenino 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.