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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 $1.6 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money18%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Washington's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
50%$813 thousand
Other taxes
25%$397 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$389 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$78 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$293 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Health and hospitals5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

5.3%

of Washington's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$712 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$684 thousand
  • Airports$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$495 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$377 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$83 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$83 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$33 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.