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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tieton took in $2.4 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes31%State tax money13%Fines and other9.0%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

7.5%

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

City taxes31%

Other taxes
13%$296 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$170 thousand
  • Other licenses$107 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$254 thousand
Sales tax
7.5%$176 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$456 thousand
  • Sewer$415 thousand
  • Garbage collection$117 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$307 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$83 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$195 thousand
Fines
0.8%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Environment and natural resources7.0%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

7%

of Tieton's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$637 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$275 thousand
  • Water supply$232 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$396 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$341 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$326 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)$179 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$150 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.0%$124 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$124 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$36 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$29 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tieton. 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 Tieton 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.