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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington took in $241 thousand and spent $222 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Town taxes37%Federal tax money3.3%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services0.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

56%

of Washington's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
36%$86 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$8 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$135 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%

What stands out

71%

of Washington'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
71%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$48 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of 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 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.