ZIP 98278 · Island County, WA

Three 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

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Island County provides local services like police and parks.

Island County

$97.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes52%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)16%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money3.8%Local tax money0.5%
Full Island County breakdown

What stands out

21%

of Island County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes52%

Sales tax
21%$21.3 million
Property tax
20%$20.4 million
Other taxes
11%$10.7 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.3 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$716 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$442 thousand
  • Severance taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$15.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$9.7 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Sewer$210 thousand
  • Road charges$203 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$144 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Water$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$3.9 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$22.9 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$538 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$5.2 million
Fines
0.3%$278 thousand
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%All other spending13%

What stands out

10%

of Island County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Full Island County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
23%$22.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$22.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$223 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$19.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$19.7 million
  • Parking$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$11.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$9.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.3 million
  • Sewer systems$316 thousand
Social services
4.1%$4.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$3.9 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$3.9 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$975 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$975 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$838 thousand
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Your schools

Oak Harbor School District 201

$120 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State tax money73%Federal tax money17%School district taxes9.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

17%

of Oak Harbor School District 201's money comes from federal tax money.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

Full Oak Harbor School District 201 breakdown

School district taxes9.3%

Property tax
9.3%$12.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$763 thousand
  • Other school charges$706 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$21.6 million

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$94.8 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%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$681 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments0.9%
Full Oak Harbor School District 201 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$119 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$119 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.1 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$35 thousand
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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.

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

Oak Harbor School District 201. 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.