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Asotin, WA town hall & government

Asotin spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,403 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Asotin's government.

Town budget

Where Asotin's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,403
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$1,743 per resident
Sewer & trash
$423,00023%
Water & other utilities
$273,00015%
Administration & buildings
$172,0009%
Police
$160,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$114,0006%
Fire
$94,0005%
Roads & transportation
$81,0004%
Interest on debt
$46,0003%
Parks & libraries
$37,0002%
Housing & development
$32,0002%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$376,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • From the state 22%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Asotin

Full-time staff
3
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Asotin-Anatone School District

Asotin's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,049
Washington: $18,444
Students
633
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal

  • Local 20%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $18,049 per pupil, $10,065 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Asotin pay

Typical tax bill
$3,050
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$297,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Asotin's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofasotin.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Asotin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Asotin

Asotin is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Michael Baumgartner. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Asotin's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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