ZIP 98258 · Lake Stevens, WA

Five governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Washington

$80.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes51%Federal tax money30%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)11%Fines and other7.7%Local tax money0.7%
Full Washington breakdown

What stands out

31%

of Washington's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes51%

Sales tax
31%$22.8 billion
Other taxes
13%$9.57 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 18 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.54 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.53 billion
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.22 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.00 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$888 million
  • Public utility taxes$808 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$478 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$438 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$406 million
  • Tobacco taxes$292 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$211 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$207 million
  • Other licenses$190 million
  • Driver's licenses$136 million
  • Corporation licenses$62.8 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$44.7 million
  • Severance taxes$41.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$37.9 million
  • Amusement taxes$21.9 million
  • Amusement licenses$16.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.2%$4.61 billion
Individual income tax
0.5%$350 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$8.03 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$3.05 billion
  • College tuition$2.70 billion
  • University housing and dining$968 million
  • Other service charges$591 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$359 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$195 million
  • Housing$72.0 million
  • Other education charges$47.7 million
  • Road charges$45.5 million
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$22.3 billion

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.7%$527 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$5.46 billion
Fines
0.3%$203 million
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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments29%Social services25%Schools and colleges15%Health and hospitals14%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

14%

of Washington's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Washington breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
29%$23.6 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 19 more
  • Sent to school districts$17.3 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.33 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.48 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$794 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$331 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$241 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$193 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$185 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$180 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$169 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$139 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$49.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$49.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$30.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$22.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$19.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$16.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$4.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$197 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$1 thousand
Social services
25%$20.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$19.5 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$308 million
  • Welfare institutions$96.7 million
  • Veterans' services$45.8 million
Schools and colleges
15%$11.9 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$7.95 billion
  • Other education$1.50 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.50 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$954 million
Health and hospitals
14%$11.1 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$6.73 billion
  • Public health$4.39 billion
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$4.00 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$3.12 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$834 million
  • Public transit$45.8 million
  • Airports$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$3.84 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.17 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$932 million
  • Other government administration$382 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 million
  • Government buildings$150 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$3.25 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.29 billion
  • Courts and legal services$584 million
  • Inspections and regulation$568 million
  • Police$475 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$335 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.20 billion
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$1.20 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.20 billion
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$249 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$239 million
  • Libraries$10.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$32.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; electric power and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$24.3 million
  • Electric power$7.9 million
  • Water supply$9 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$27.7 million
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Your county

Snohomish County

$893 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes42%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)27%State tax money16%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money6.5%Local tax money2.2%
Full Snohomish County breakdown

What stands out

16%

of Snohomish County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
18%$180 million
Sales tax
16%$161 million
Other taxes
6.8%$66.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20.2 million
  • Other licenses$16.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$12.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.6 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.2 million
  • Amusement taxes$2.1 million
  • Severance taxes$424 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$267 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Other service charges$124 million
  • Garbage collection$76.5 million
  • Sewer$31.7 million
  • Airport$30.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$496 thousand
  • Housing$494 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$63.6 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$153 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$21.0 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$59.9 million
Fines
0.4%$3.9 million
Snohomish County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals9.2%All other spending15%

What stands out

12%

of Snohomish County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Full Snohomish County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$242 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$84.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$82.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$68.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$178 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$135 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$143 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$103 million
  • Airports$39.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$111 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$76.6 million
  • Sewer systems$34.4 million
Health and hospitals
9.2%$81.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$81.8 million
Social services
6.6%$58.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$58.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$27.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$21.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$21.5 million
Housing and community development
1.9%$17.3 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$12.6 million
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Your city

City of Lake Stevens

$30.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 25% of this ZIP is in Lake Stevens.

Where the money comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)16%State tax money10%Fines and other9.2%County and local tax money2.4%
Full Lake Stevens breakdown

What stands out

23%

of Lake Stevens' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes62%

Sales tax
23%$8.8 million
Other taxes
22%$8.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$100 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$24 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$6.2 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$20 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$3.9 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$904 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$3.4 million
Fines
0.3%$105 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending14%
Full Lake Stevens breakdown

What stands out

8.2%

of Lake Stevens' spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$9.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$872 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$470 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$545 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Housing and community development
8.2%$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$625 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$203 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$203 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
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Your schools

Lake Stevens School District 4

$176 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

About 62% of this ZIP is in Lake Stevens School District 4.

Where the money comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes18%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.7%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

75%

of Lake Stevens School District 4's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Lake Stevens School District 4 breakdown

School district taxes18%

Property tax
18%$34.7 million

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.8 million
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$314 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$88 thousand

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$143 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$2.2 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$7.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$25 thousand
Lake Stevens School District 4 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.2%Sent to other local governments1.3%
Full Lake Stevens School District 4 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$169 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$169 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$3.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$2.1 million
  • Sent to school districts$150 thousand
Lake Stevens School District 4 page →

Marysville School District 25

$201 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

About 22% of this ZIP is in Marysville School District 25.

Where the money comes from

State tax money83%School district taxes12%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.0%
Full Marysville School District 25 breakdown

What stands out

12%

of Marysville School District 25's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes12%

Property tax
12%$22.9 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$257 thousand
  • School lunches$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$2.7 million

State tax money83%

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

From the state
83%$164 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$5.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$61 thousand
Marysville School District 25 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments0.9%Interest on debt0.5%
Full Marysville School District 25 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$198 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$198 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$1.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$1.9 million
  • Sent to school districts$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$995 thousand
Marysville School District 25 page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Washington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Snohomish County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Lake Stevens School District 4. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

City of Lake Stevens. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Marysville School District 25. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.