County government · Wahkiakum County, WA

Wahkiakum County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wahkiakum County took in $15.8 million and spent $14.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fines and other19%County taxes19%Fees for services (transit fares, garbage collection)18%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

18%

of Wahkiakum County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes19%

Property tax
9.3%$1.5 million
Other taxes
5.4%$851 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 5 more
  • Severance taxes$297 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$183 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$182 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$54 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.9%$609 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; transit fares and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Transit fares$333 thousand
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand
  • Road charges$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$6.9 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$114 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$2.9 million
Fines
0.4%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals21%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Environment and natural resources3.7%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

21%

of Wahkiakum County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$3.9 million
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$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$338 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$321 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Public transit$444 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$863 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$837 thousand
  • Fire protection$182 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.7%$537 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$537 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$205 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$179 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$179 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$150 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$150 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$147 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wahkiakum County. 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 Wahkiakum County 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.