ZIP 98601 · Clark 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 Clark County provides local services like police and parks.

Clark County

$408 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 91% of this ZIP is in Clark County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes54%State tax money18%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)12%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other6.0%Local tax money1.1%
Full Clark County breakdown

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
28%$135 million
Sales tax
16%$79.0 million
Other taxes
11%$53.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 6 more
  • Other licenses$24.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$7.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$972 thousand
  • Severance taxes$492 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$57.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$34.2 million
  • Sewer$7.5 million
  • Road charges$6.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Garbage collection$3.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$558 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$42.2 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$89.7 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$5.5 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$27.7 million
Fines
0.3%$1.7 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking16%Social services11%Health and hospitals9.6%All other spending12%

What stands out

16%

of Clark County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Full Clark County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$138 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$48.8 million
  • Police$46.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$33.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$72.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$16.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$66.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66.4 million
Social services
11%$43.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$43.4 million
Health and hospitals
9.6%$39.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$18.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18.0 million
  • Libraries$190 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$12.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$9.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
Housing and community development
1.9%$7.9 million
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$7.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7.5 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$2.5 million
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Your schools

Battle Ground School District 119

$230 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

About 84% of this ZIP is in Battle Ground School District 119.

Where the money comes from

State tax money79%School district taxes14%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.1%Federal tax money0.3%
Full Battle Ground School District 119 breakdown

What stands out

14%

of Battle Ground School District 119's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes14%

Property tax
14%$32.1 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$1.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$651 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$187 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%$111 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$12.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$44 thousand
Battle Ground School District 119 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments1.1%Interest on debt<0.1%
Full Battle Ground School District 119 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$227 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$227 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$2.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$2.6 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$168 thousand
Battle Ground School District 119 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.

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

Battle Ground School District 119. 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.