Town government · Grant County, WA

Wilson Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilson Creek took in $276 thousand and spent $178 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Fees for services (water, electric power)33%Town taxes25%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

41%

of Wilson Creek's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes25%

Property tax
12%$34 thousand
Sales tax
12%$32 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$91 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; electric power and 1 more
  • Water$54 thousand
  • Electric power$35 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$113 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

18%

of Wilson Creek's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$22 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilson Creek. 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 Wilson Creek 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.