The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Washington State & Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1994-95
Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.
  WASHINGTON
  State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
Description government government government government government
  amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
  1 2 3 4 5
 Population (July 1995, thousands) 5,431 (X) 5,431 5,431 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1994, in millions)  120,444 (X) 120,444 120,444 (X)
       
 Revenue1 35,765,156 0.30 23,575,810 17,837,056 0.81
       
  General revenue1 25,803,839 0.41 16,765,094 14,686,455 0.98
       
Intergovernmental revenue1 4,440,662 0.50 3,976,651 6,111,721 1.29
     From Federal Government 4,440,662 0.50 3,923,311 517,351 4.25
     From State government (1) (X) - 5,594,370 1.32
     From local governments1 (1) (X) 53,340 (1) (X)
       
General revenue from own sources   21,363,177 0.49 12,788,443 8,574,734 1.21
    Taxes   14,815,132 0.52 10,195,584 4,619,548 1.68
          Property 4,371,686 1.55 1,686,091 2,685,595 2.52
          Sales and gross receipts   9,043,266 0.25 7,635,336 1,407,930 1.62
               General sales   7,055,443 0.20 6,047,504 1,007,939 1.40
               Selective sales 1,987,823 0.54 1,587,832 399,991 2.67
                    Motor fuel 662,018 0.00 661,934 84 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 127,354 0.00 127,354 - 0.00
                    Tobacco products 218,608 0.00 218,608 - 0.00
                    Public utilities   438,862 1.07 214,393 224,469 2.09
                    Other selective sales   540,981 1.38 365,543 175,438 4.26
          Individual income   - 0.00 - - 0.00
          Corporate income   - 0.00 - - 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   322,146 0.06 232,684 89,462 0.22
          Other taxes   1,078,034 1.07 641,473 436,561 2.64
       
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   6,548,045 0.88 2,592,859 3,955,186 1.46
          Current charges   4,487,936 0.76 1,590,487 2,897,449 1.18
               Education   1,173,008 0.20 997,290 175,718 1.32
                    Institutions  of higher education   995,423 0.00 995,423 - 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 72,187 1.26 - 72,187 1.26
               Hospitals   870,824 2.61 246,295 624,529 3.64
               Highways   96,798 4.22 84,736 12,062 33.83
               Air transportation (airports)   173,966 0.00 64 173,902 0.00
               Parking facilities   13,279 0.00 - 13,279 0.00
               Sea and inland port facilities   186,648 3.72 - 186,648 3.72
               Natural resources   231,406 0.90 190,647 40,759 5.12
               Parks and recreation   109,464 1.73 684 108,780 1.74
               Housing and community development   84,361 6.14 6,708 77,653 6.67
               Sewerage   732,460 2.47 - 732,460 2.47
               Solid waste management   413,027 2.66 4,184 408,843 2.69
               Other charges   402,695 3.53 59,879 342,816 4.14
       
          Miscellaneous general revenue   2,060,109 1.92 1,002,372 1,057,737 3.74
               Interest earnings   911,275 1.15 402,356 508,919 2.06
               Special assessments   87,578 10.45 - 87,578 10.45
               Sale of property   53,697 33.91 1,736 51,961 35.04
               Other general revenue   1,007,559 2.43 598,280 409,279 5.99
       
Utility revenue 3,088,139 0.41 - 3,088,139 0.41
     Water supply   405,147 2.88 - 405,147 2.88
     Electric power   2,531,530 0.33 - 2,531,530 0.33
     Gas supply   11,478 65.34 - 11,478 65.34
     Transit   139,984 0.00 - 139,984 0.00
       
Liquor store revenue   252,536 0.00 252,536 - 0.00
       
Insurance trust revenue   6,620,642 0.00 6,558,180 62,462 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   1,207,515 0.00 1,207,515 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   3,931,524 0.00 3,869,062 62,462 0.00
     Workers' compensation   1,481,603 0.00 1,481,603 - 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
 Expenditure1 34,285,906 0.52 21,200,290 18,427,660 0.97
       
By character and object:        
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 30,088 0.00 5,339,678 32,454 0.00
     Direct expenditure   34,255,818 0.52 15,860,612 18,395,206 0.97
          Current operations   22,833,837 0.35 9,177,355 13,656,482 0.59
          Capital outlay   5,216,841 2.98 1,879,957 3,336,884 4.65
               Construction   3,538,156 3.78 1,459,813 2,078,343 6.43
               Other capital outlay   1,678,685 3.45 420,144 1,258,541 4.60
       
          Assistance and subsidies   882,217 0.00 881,724 493 0.00
          Interest on debt   1,809,440 0.70 492,474 1,316,966 0.96
          Insurance benefits and repayments 3,513,483 0.00 3,429,102 84,381 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   10,228,845 0.73 3,343,248 6,885,597 1.09
       
Direct expenditure by function 34,255,818 0.52 15,860,612 18,395,206 0.97
     Direct general expenditure   26,410,519 0.65 12,215,430 14,195,089 1.21
          Capital outlay   4,535,157 3.22 1,879,957 2,655,200 5.51
          Other direct general expenditure    21,875,362 0.38 10,335,473 11,539,889 0.72
       
          Education services:        
               Education   9,043,610 1.38 3,083,510 5,960,100 2.10
                    Capital outlay   1,385,374 8.90 495,518 889,856 13.86
                         Higher education   2,546,651 0.00 2,546,651 - 0.00
                              Capital outlay   358,118 0.00 358,118 - 0.00
                         Elementary & secondary education   6,077,831 2.05 117,731 5,960,100 2.10
                              Capital outlay   1,007,587 12.24 117,731 889,856 13.86
                         Other education   419,128 0.00 419,128 - 0.00
               Libraries   196,118 14.43 8,705 187,413 15.10
       
          Social services and income maintenance:        
               Public welfare   3,722,217 0.02 3,693,581 28,636 3.09
                    Cash assistance payments 653,717 0.00 653,224 493 0.00
                    Vendor payments   2,231,615 0.00 2,231,615 - 0.00
                    Other public welfare   836,885 0.11 808,742 28,143 3.14
               Hospitals   1,201,297 3.40 513,864 687,433 5.94
                    Capital outlay   114,479 20.02 17,711 96,768 23.69
               Health   1,166,145 1.39 781,806 384,339 4.21
               Social insurance administration    151,318 0.00 151,318 - 0.00
               Veterans' services   3,479 0.00 3,479 - 0.00
       
          Transportation:        
               Highways   2,114,623 2.52 1,158,397 956,226 5.57
                    Capital outlay   1,379,640 3.74 859,260 520,380 9.92
               Air transportation (airports) 187,964 4.16 1,050 186,914 4.18
               Parking facilities   4,256 10.59 - 4,256 10.59
               Sea and inland port facilities   284,644 9.00 - 284,644 9.00
               Transit subsidies   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
          Public safety:        
               Police protection   759,912 0.98 113,033 646,879 1.16
               Fire protection   391,253 11.59 - 391,253 11.59
               Correction   713,291 0.32 482,756 230,535 1.00
                    Capital outlay   71,555 1.14 68,736 2,819 28.96
               Protective inspection and regulation   334,560 0.27 256,433 78,127 1.16
       
          Environment and housing:        
               Natural resources   585,016 1.20 461,771 123,245 5.68
                    Capital outlay   134,882 4.23 101,977 32,905 17.33
               Parks and recreation   629,469 2.88 84,237 545,232 3.32
                    Capital outlay   252,669 5.01 47,974 204,695 6.19
               Housing and community development    407,757 1.68 80,018 327,739 2.09
               Sewerage   633,201 4.52 - 633,201 4.52
                    Capital outlay   273,340 7.87 - 273,340 7.87
               Solid waste management   482,877 6.00 51,041 431,836 6.71
                    Capital outlay   43,556 17.26 5,232 38,324 19.62
       
          Governmental administration:        
               Financial administration   507,273 0.92 271,371 235,902 1.98
               Judicial and legal   417,845 0.47 65,951 351,894 0.55
               General public buildings 86,879 5.96 23,109 63,770 8.12
               Other governmental administration    300,053 2.57 69,933 230,120 3.35
          Interest on general debt   1,136,906 1.09 492,474 644,432 1.93
       
          General expenditure, n.e.c.        
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - 0.00 - - 0.00
               Other and unallocable   948,556 3.23 367,593 580,963 5.28
       
     Utility expenditure 4,115,736 0.86 - 4,115,736 0.86
               Capital outlay   681,684 4.39 - 681,684 4.39
          Water supply   573,444 6.10 - 573,444 6.10
          Electric power   2,757,871 0.29 - 2,757,871 0.29
          Gas supply   7,218 100.00 - 7,218 100.00
          Transit   777,203 0.26 - 777,203 0.26
       
     Liquor store expenditure   216,080 0.00 216,080 - 0.00
       
     Insurance trust expenditure 3,513,483 0.00 3,429,102 84,381 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   1,475,476 0.00 1,475,476 - 0.00
          Employee retirement   1,150,623 0.00 1,066,242 84,381 0.00
          Workers' compensation   887,384 0.00 887,384 - 0.00
          Other insurance trust   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
 Debt outstanding   33,420,668 1.22 8,820,118 24,600,550 1.65
       
Short-term    2,235,459 0.17 687 2,234,772 0.17
Long-term    31,185,209 1.31 8,819,431 22,365,778 1.82
     Full faith and credit   12,813,457 2.96 5,650,741 7,162,716 5.30
     Nonguaranteed   18,371,752 1.06 3,168,690 15,203,062 1.29
       
Long-term debt by purpose        
     Public debt for private purposes   3,107,932 1.65 2,930,282 177,650 28.83
     Education   4,734,271 8.19 704,802 4,029,469 9.62
     Utilities   12,387,105 1.47 - 12,387,105 1.47
     Other   10,955,901 1.21 5,184,347 5,771,554 2.30
Long-term debt issued   3,270,785 2.87 1,373,340 1,897,445 4.95
Long-term debt retired   1,981,473 1.41 818,749 1,162,724 2.40
       
 Cash and security holdings   46,094,143 0.48 35,502,317 10,591,826 2.07
       
Insurance trust funds   29,913,298 0.00 28,839,597 1,073,701 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    1,424,523 0.00 1,424,523 - 0.00
     Employee retirement   22,304,668 0.00 21,230,967 1,073,701 0.00
     Workers' compensation   6,184,107 0.00 6,184,107 - 0.00
     Miscellaneous   - 0.00 - - 0.00
       
Other than insurance trust funds   16,180,845 1.35 6,662,720 9,518,125 2.30
     By purpose        
          Offsets to debt   4,058,967 0.51 3,028,444 1,030,523 2.00
          Bond funds   3,492,837 4.65 273,208 3,219,629 5.05
          Other   8,629,041 1.59 3,361,068 5,267,973 2.60
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: Internet table. Population Estimates Program, released July 1, 1994.
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (August 1995) BEA.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division


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