City government · Walla Walla County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waitsburg took in $2.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%City taxes22%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes22%

Sales tax
8.0%$213 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$213 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$99 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$52 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.3%$167 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$794 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$394 thousand
  • Sewer$357 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Housing$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$1.1 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$80 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$31 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

35%

of Waitsburg's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$750 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$750 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$517 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$301 thousand
  • Water supply$216 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$424 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$226 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$124 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.5%$98 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$98 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$45 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$44 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waitsburg. 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 Waitsburg 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.