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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Washburn took in $6.9 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (ports and waterways, sewer)52%City taxes24%State tax money16%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

52%

of Washburn's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
22%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.3%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$100 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesPorts and waterways; sewer and 7 more
  • Ports and waterways$1.6 million
  • Sewer$616 thousand
  • Water$482 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$378 thousand
  • Other service charges$184 thousand
  • Garbage collection$146 thousand
  • Road charges$117 thousand
  • Housing$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$27 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.1 million

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$293 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$245 thousand
Fines
0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending15%

What stands out

36%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Ports and harbors$1.6 million
  • Roads and highways$792 thousand
  • Public transit$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$613 thousand
  • Water supply$404 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$849 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$311 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$292 thousand
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$637 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$501 thousand
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$635 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$406 thousand
  • Libraries$229 thousand
Interest on debt
9.2%$619 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$365 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$365 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$36 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Washburn. 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 Washburn 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.