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Port Washington's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Port Washington took in $703 thousand and spent $697 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money17%Federal tax money12%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services (road charges)1.3%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes68%

Property tax
64%$447 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$83 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$123 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals0.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Port Washington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$149 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)$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$143 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Port Washington. 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 Port Washington 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.