Town government · Douglas County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waterville took in $2.0 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%Town taxes26%State tax money14%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

8.3%

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

Town taxes26%

Property tax
10%$206 thousand
Sales tax
8.3%$168 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$97 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$526 thousand
  • Sewer$372 thousand
  • Garbage collection$253 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$284 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs7.8%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

58%

of Waterville'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
58%$888 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$341 thousand
  • Water supply$302 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$245 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$173 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$162 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$136 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$120 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$69 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$101 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$50 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$41 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waterville. 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 Town of Waterville 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.