Town government · King County, WA

Yarrow Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Yarrow Point took in $2.4 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money8.6%Fees for services (sewer)7.0%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

37%

of Yarrow Point'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%.

Town taxes80%

Other taxes
37%$884 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$360 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$298 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
28%$671 thousand
Sales tax
15%$370 thousand

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$103 thousand
  • Sewer$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$208 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$10 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$98 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Environment and natural resources23%Running the government and other costs19%Housing and community development1.8%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

23%

of Yarrow Point's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$848 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$848 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$719 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$464 thousand
  • Fire protection$251 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
23%$667 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$667 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$552 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$290 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Yarrow Point. 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 Yarrow Point 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.