City government · Grant County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warden took in $5.8 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%City taxes29%State tax money22%County and local tax money7.5%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

8.2%

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

City taxes29%

Other taxes
12%$703 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$511 thousand
  • Other licenses$144 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.4%$488 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$478 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$673 thousand
  • Garbage collection$614 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.3 million

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$435 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$83 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

53%

of Warden's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$650 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$591 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$861 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$854 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$608 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$608 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$449 thousand
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$149 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$105 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$221 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
  • Libraries$103 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$194 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$171 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$88 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Warden. 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 Warden 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.