City government · Clark County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washougal took in $36.2 million and spent $28.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money15%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

8.2%

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

City taxes45%

Other taxes
20%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$263 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$239 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$74 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$6.0 million
Sales tax
8.2%$3.0 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$14.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$8.1 million
  • Water$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 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%$34 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$5.3 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$368 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking12%Environment and natural resources6.0%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

6%

of Washougal's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$330 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$173 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$226 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Environment and natural resources
6.0%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$989 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$728 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$261 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$679 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$472 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$472 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$203 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$203 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Washougal. 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 Washougal 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.