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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), King took in $304 thousand and spent $328 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money40%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (road charges)2.0%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

of King's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
40%$123 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
14%$44 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$122 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%

What stands out

70%

of King's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$228 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$228 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$60 thousand
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)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of King. 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 King 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.