SEATTLE CITY finances
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SEATTLE CITY
City or town in Washington (King County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 769,714.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $2.1 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $2.5 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $208.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $235.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $204.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $14.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $3.3 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $882.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $231.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $186.3 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $5.2 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $4.4 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $5.6 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $1.1 billion |
| Regular Highways | $450.6 million |
| General NEC | $326.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $324.1 million |
| Police Protection | $269.3 million |
| Sewerage | $263.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $241.9 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $227.8 million |
| Water Utilities | $177.8 million |
| Welfare NEC | $172.3 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $155.7 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $107.3 million |
| Central Staff | $97.1 million |
| Libraries | $80.9 million |
| Protective Inspection | $76.7 million |
| Judicial | $63.5 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $18.9 million |
| Health | $17.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $14.3 million |
| Parking | $9.9 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $5.4 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $965.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $812.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $5.6 billion |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $148.1 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $21.9 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $24.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $37.8 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $502.5 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $238.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $88.7 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $303.5 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $1.1 billion |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $235.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $204.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $14.0 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $107.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $14.3 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $233.2 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $63.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $96.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $17.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $211.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $225.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $79.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $18.9 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $9.9 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $250.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $265.7 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $76.7 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $172.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $121.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $151.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $295.9 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $118.7 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $743.1 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $75,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $1,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $8.7 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $149,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $374,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $42,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $238.9 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $2.0 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $1.0 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $73.6 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $3.5 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $7,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $7,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $142.1 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $3.9 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $30.6 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $59.1 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $318.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $87.6 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $34.1 million |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $109.6 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $186.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $761.7 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $343.3 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $9.5 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $54.8 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $375.1 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $53.3 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $24.8 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $145.8 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $112.2 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $248.6 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $26.1 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $8.0 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $28.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $30.0 million |
| U40 | Rents | $9.1 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $23.1 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $84.0 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 532033184255.