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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 $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)18%Federal tax money14%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

18%

of Washington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
43%$488 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$204 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$157 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$227 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

14%

of 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
55%$549 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$549 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$138 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)$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 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.