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West Richland's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West Richland took in $38.1 million and spent $31.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)31%City taxes29%Fines and other28%State tax money9.8%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

27%

of West Richland's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes29%

Other taxes
11%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$861 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$798 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.9%$3.4 million
Sales tax
8.2%$3.1 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$4.5 million
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$582 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$3.8 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$1.0 million

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
27%$10.3 million
Fines
0.5%$205 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

47%

of West Richland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$14.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.2 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$190 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$3.0 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)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$732 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$302 thousand
  • Government buildings$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$571 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$600 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$524 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$76 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$407 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$407 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$156 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$156 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Richland. 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 City of West Richland 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.