City government · Pierce County, WA

University Place's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), University Place took in $27.3 million and spent $19.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Fees for services (sewer)14%State tax money10%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

21%

of University Place's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes75%

Other taxes
38%$10.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$6.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$994 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$520 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$317 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$183 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
21%$5.7 million
Property tax
17%$4.5 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$421 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.8 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$98 thousand
Fines
0.2%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt9.5%Housing and community development8.4%All other spending16%

What stands out

8.4%

of University Place's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$286 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$118 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.9 million
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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$941 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$809 thousand
  • Government buildings$410 thousand
Interest on debt
9.5%$1.8 million
Housing and community development
8.4%$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$736 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$736 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$626 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$626 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$130 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of University Place. 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 University Place 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.