ZIP 98373 · Puyallup, 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

Pierce County

$1.02 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)22%State tax money19%Fines and other7.0%Local tax money5.1%Federal tax money1.5%
Full Pierce County breakdown

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
22%$251 million
Sales tax
16%$183 million
Other taxes
7.0%$78.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 7 more
  • Other licenses$29.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$14.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5.3 million
  • Severance taxes$662 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$592 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$161 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$247 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$115 million
  • Other service charges$98.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$11.8 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$9.3 million
  • Garbage collection$6.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.0 million
  • Airport$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$17.2 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$219 million

Local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.1%$58.1 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$76.8 million
Fines
0.2%$2.7 million
Pierce County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%All other spending22%
Full Pierce County breakdown

What stands out

6.5%

of Pierce County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$312 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$145 million
  • Courts and legal services$70.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$67.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$24.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$182 million
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$91.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
11%$114 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$112 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$98.2 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$10.7 million
  • Airports$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$78.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$72.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.9 million
Housing and community development
6.5%$65.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$49.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49.8 million
Environment and natural resources
4.2%$42.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$42.6 million
Social services
2.9%$30.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30.0 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$20.9 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$20.9 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$11.4 million
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Your city

City of Puyallup

$89.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 19% of this ZIP is in Puyallup.

Where the money comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Fines and other10%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money3.0%
Full Puyallup breakdown

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
28%$29.0 million
Other taxes
12%$12.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$6.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Amusement taxes$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$914 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$406 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.7%$9.9 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$33.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$20.4 million
  • Water$8.6 million
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$664 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$556 thousand
  • Road charges$28 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%$20 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$3.8 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$3.1 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$6.8 million
Fines
3.5%$3.6 million
Puyallup page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs9.7%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending12%
Full Puyallup breakdown

What stands out

5.4%

of Puyallup's 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
34%$29.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$23.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$436 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$242 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$23.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$16.4 million
  • Water supply$7.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$10.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
  • Libraries$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$8.6 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$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$777 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Housing and community development
5.4%$4.8 million
Environment and natural resources
4.0%$3.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.6 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$606 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$606 thousand
Puyallup page →

Your schools

Puyallup School District 3

$444 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

About 83% of this ZIP is in Puyallup School District 3.

Where the money comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes21%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

75%

of Puyallup School District 3's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Puyallup School District 3 breakdown

School district taxes21%

Property tax
21%$92.9 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.9 million
  • School lunches$2.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$284 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$2.2 million

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$339 million

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%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$9.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$148 thousand
Puyallup School District 3 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.9%Sent to other local governments1.6%
Full Puyallup School District 3 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$424 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$424 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$12.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$7.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$7.0 million
Puyallup School District 3 page →

Franklin Pierce School District 402

$159 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

About 17% of this ZIP is in Franklin Pierce School District 402.

Where the money comes from

State tax money77%School district taxes20%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money0.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.3%

What stands out

77%

of Franklin Pierce School District 402's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Franklin Pierce School District 402 breakdown

School district taxes20%

Property tax
20%$32.6 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$562 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$533 thousand
  • School lunches$23 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$1.2 million

State tax money77%

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

From the state
77%$126 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$3.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand
Franklin Pierce School District 402 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.5%Sent to other local governments0.2%
Full Franklin Pierce School District 402 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$153 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$153 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$5.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$346 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$346 thousand
Franklin Pierce School District 402 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.

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

Puyallup School District 3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

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

Franklin Pierce School District 402. 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.