Town government · Whitman County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Uniontown took in $663 thousand and spent $561 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%Town taxes24%State tax money12%Fines and other8.6%County and local tax money5.1%

What stands out

6.6%

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

Town taxes24%

Property tax
12%$78 thousand
Sales tax
6.6%$44 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$329 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$196 thousand
  • Sewer$118 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$81 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$34 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

10%

of Uniontown'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$266 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$149 thousand
  • Sewer systems$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$95 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$11 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Uniontown. 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 Uniontown 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.