Town government · Okanogan County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Twisp took in $5.6 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Town taxes21%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

55%

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

Town taxes21%

Sales tax
9.9%$555 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$341 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$204 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$55 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$262 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$536 thousand
  • Sewer$503 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$3.1 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$277 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Parks, recreation and libraries28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Running the government and other costs4.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

28%

of Twisp'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%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
28%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$856 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$452 thousand
  • Water supply$402 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$440 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$374 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$253 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$151 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$151 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$58 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$53 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Twisp. 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 Twisp 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.