ZIP 98501 · Tumwater, WA

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 98501: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Washington governments, the Washington State Auditor's Office, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 98501?
98501 is served by the State of Washington, Thurston County, Tumwater School District 33, Olympia School District 111, the City of Tumwater, the City of Olympia and Tenino School District 402. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Washington spent $80.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Thurston County spent $359 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Tumwater School District 33 spent $142 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Olympia School District 111 spent $213 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), City of Tumwater spent $78.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), City of Olympia spent $240 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Tenino School District 402 spent $23.6 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 98501?
Of the governments serving 98501, State of Washington collected $4.61 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Thurston County collected $92.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Olympia School District 111 collected $61.4 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Tumwater School District 33 collected $38.9 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), City of Olympia collected $27.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), City of Tumwater collected $13.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and Tenino School District 402 collected $5.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 98501.

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

See the full budget for: Thurston County, Tumwater, Olympia and Tumwater School District 33

Figures for Washington governments come from the Washington State Auditor's Office and are for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file. The state government's own figures are the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published.

Where property tax goes in 98501

State of Washington$4.61 billion

6.2% of its $73.9 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Thurston County$92.4 million

24% of its $377 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Olympia School District 111$61.4 million

29% of its $209 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Tumwater School District 33$38.9 million

28% of its $139 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

City of Olympia$27.9 million

12% of its $233 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

City of Tumwater$13.8 million

15% of its $89.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Tenino School District 402$5.7 million

23% of its $25.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Thurston County

$359 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Washington State Auditor's Office.

Where the money comes from

County taxes51%Fees for services19%State tax money13%Fines and other9.1%Federal tax money8.5%Local tax money<0.1%
Full Thurston County breakdown

County taxes51%

Property tax
24%$92.4 million
Sales tax
22%$82.4 million
Other taxes
4.4%$16.5 million
Tourism taxes
<0.1%$134 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$70.3 million

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$32.1 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$49.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$232 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$32.7 million
Fines
0.4%$1.6 million
Thurston County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking13%Social services11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending14%
Full Thurston County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$107 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$80.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$46.3 million
Social services
11%$38.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$37.7 million
Health and hospitals
6.7%$24.1 million
Housing and community development
2.7%$9.8 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.6%$9.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$4.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$2.4 million
Thurston County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Tumwater

$78.0 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Washington State Auditor's Office.

About 25% of this ZIP is in Tumwater.

Where the money comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services43%Fines and other6.2%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.1%
Full Tumwater breakdown

City taxes44%

Sales tax
16%$13.9 million
Property tax
15%$13.8 million
Other taxes
13%$11.7 million
Tourism taxes
0.4%$358 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$38.9 million

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$1.1 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$4.3 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$117 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$5.3 million
Fines
0.2%$173 thousand
Tumwater page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending5.2%
Full Tumwater breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$24.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$20.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$13.5 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$9.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$6.4 million
Housing and community development
4.0%$3.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
0.7%$583 thousand
Social services
0.4%$324 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$14 thousand
Tumwater page →

City of Olympia

$240 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Washington State Auditor's Office.

About 22% of this ZIP is in Olympia.

Where the money comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services41%Fines and other6.0%State tax money3.4%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.5%
Full Olympia breakdown

City taxes48%

Sales tax
19%$43.4 million
Other taxes
17%$38.9 million
Property tax
12%$27.9 million
Tourism taxes
0.5%$1.1 million

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$94.9 million

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$3.8 million

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$8.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$13.0 million
Fines
0.4%$915 thousand
Olympia page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking6.0%All other spending14%
Full Olympia breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$73.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$57.6 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$36.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$24.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$14.5 million
Housing and community development
5.4%$13.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.3%$10.2 million
Social services
3.6%$8.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$1.4 million
Olympia page →

Your schools

Tumwater School District 33

$142 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Washington State Auditor's Office.

About 52% of this ZIP is in Tumwater School District 33.

Where the money comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes28%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services0.7%County and local tax money<0.1%
Full Tumwater School District 33 breakdown

School district taxes28%

Property tax
28%$38.9 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$953 thousand

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$5.0 million

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$91.8 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%$104 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$2.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$41 thousand
Tumwater School District 33 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.2%
Full Tumwater School District 33 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$130 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.2%$11.7 million
Tumwater School District 33 page →

Olympia School District 111

$213 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Washington State Auditor's Office.

About 26% of this ZIP is in Olympia School District 111.

Where the money comes from

State tax money64%School district taxes29%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services1.3%
Full Olympia School District 111 breakdown

School district taxes29%

Property tax
29%$61.4 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$2.8 million

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$7.7 million

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$133 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%$83 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$3.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$12 thousand
Olympia School District 111 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.0%
Full Olympia School District 111 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$194 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.0%$19.2 million
Olympia School District 111 page →

Tenino School District 402

$23.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Washington State Auditor's Office.

About 16% of this ZIP is in Tenino School District 402.

Where the money comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes23%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.4%Fees for services0.2%
Full Tenino School District 402 breakdown

School district taxes23%

Property tax
23%$5.7 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$54 thousand

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$1.3 million

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$17.6 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%$97 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$359 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$170
Tenino School District 402 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Debt payments (principal and interest)0.8%
Full Tenino School District 402 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$23.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
0.8%$180 thousand
Tenino School District 402 page →

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
Washington page →

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
Washington 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.

Thurston County. Washington State Auditor's Office, Financial Intelligence Tool, fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Tumwater School District 33. Washington State Auditor's Office, Financial Intelligence Tool, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

Olympia School District 111. Washington State Auditor's Office, Financial Intelligence Tool, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

City of Tumwater. Washington State Auditor's Office, Financial Intelligence Tool, fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

City of Olympia. Washington State Auditor's Office, Financial Intelligence Tool, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Tenino School District 402. Washington State Auditor's Office, Financial Intelligence Tool, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the Schedule 01 figures that a Washington government filed, as the Washington State Auditor's Office publishes them in its Financial Intelligence Tool, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. School district figures are the school financial reports the districts file with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, which the Auditor's Office maps to the same account structure. The report covers the government's general, special revenue, debt service, capital projects, permanent and enterprise funds (utilities, ports, airports and the like). Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds, depreciation and other non-cash entries, and money held for others are not counted. The figures are the governments' own filings; this site does not audit them.

Debt payments. Washington's report lists the debt a government repaid and the interest it paid, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government.

Employee benefits are not a separate line here: Washington's report sorts spending by the service it pays for, so salaries and benefits sit inside each service. Construction and equipment costs are counted under the service they paid for. School district spending is shown as schools and colleges. Pension contributions are paid through the state retirement systems and stay inside each service.

Federal and state money. Grants are grouped by the source the report names: direct federal awards and federal money passed through the State count as federal money; state grants and the State's shared revenues count as state money. The Census may file federal money that arrives through the state under state aid, so the federal and state shares on the two versions can differ. A school district's per-student funding from the State is state money. Cities, towns and counties report the calendar year; school districts report the school year that ends August 31.

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.