City government · Klickitat County, WA

White Salmon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), White Salmon took in $7.6 million and spent $10.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%City taxes31%Fines and other6.6%State tax money4.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

of White Salmon's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes31%

Other taxes
17%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$77 thousand
  • Other licenses$70 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$66 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.6%$660 thousand
Property tax
5.7%$435 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$909 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$328 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$16 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$485 thousand
Fines
0.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

54%

of White Salmon'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
54%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$999 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$194 thousand
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$614 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$552 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$364 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$957 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$951 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$366 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$283 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$187 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$187 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of White Salmon. 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 White Salmon 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.