County government · Walla Walla County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Walla Walla County took in $74.2 million and spent $67.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money29%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)6.8%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other3.8%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

21%

of Walla Walla County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
29%$21.3 million
Sales tax
21%$15.8 million
Other taxes
4.5%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$634 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$461 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$447 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$412 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$245 thousand
  • Severance taxes$2 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Road charges$293 thousand
  • Sewer$222 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 thousand
  • Transit fares$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$3.0 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$21.7 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$2.5 million
Fines
0.4%$322 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals15%Environment and natural resources7.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

7.8%

of Walla Walla County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$22.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$13.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$13.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
15%$10.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.1 million
Environment and natural resources
7.8%$5.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.2 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$884 thousand
Social services
0.7%$453 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$453 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$265 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$255 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$255 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walla Walla County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Walla Walla 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.