Pacific, WA town hall & government
Pacific spent $13.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,932 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pacific's government.
Where Pacific's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 32%
- Sales taxes 19%
- Utility sales 15%
- Other taxes & licenses 8%
- From other local governments 7%
- Property taxes 7%
- From the state 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Pacific
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Auburn School District
Pacific's K–12 school district, shared with Algona and Auburn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal
- Local 25%
- State 66%
- Federal 8%
Of the $18,774 per pupil, $10,191 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 Pacific: Sumner School District ($16,190 per pupil) · Fife Public Schools ($17,782 per pupil).
Which schools Pacific kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Pacific pay
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.
Contact Pacific's government
Who represents Pacific
Pacific is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representatives Adam Smith and Marilyn Strickland. Bob Ferguson is governor.
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.