Town Hall · Camas

Camas, WA town hall & government

Camas spent $70.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,594 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Camas

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Camas's money goes

Spent
$70.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,594
typical Washington cities: $2,372
Long-term debt
$91.2 million
$3,373 per resident
Sewer & trash
$10.2 million14%
Fire
$9.8 million14%
Health & welfare
$6.7 million9%
Water & other utilities
$6.6 million9%
Administration & buildings
$6.4 million9%
Roads & transportation
$6.3 million9%
Police
$6.2 million9%
Parks & libraries
$4.4 million6%
Interest on debt
$3.3 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.6 million2%
Paid to other governments
$92,000<1%
Other
$8.5 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the state 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Camas

Full-time staff
226
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
28
and 67 full-time firefighters
Fire
72 full-time
Police
32 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
29 full-time
Parks & libraries
24 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Water & other utilities
16 full-time
Sewer & trash
13 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time3 part
Housing & development
3 full-time
Other
18 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

Camas School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,317
Washington: $18,444
Students
7,244
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$123.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $16,317 per pupil, $9,483 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.

Also serving Camas: Evergreen School District (Clark) ($18,601 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Camas pay

Typical tax bill
$6,361
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$711,700
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.

Local

Contact Camas's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcamas.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Camas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Camas

Camas is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Camas'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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