City government · Aleutians East Borough, AK

Akutan's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Akutan took in $4.6 million and spent $4.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%State tax money24%Fines and other20%Fees for services (electric power, housing)13%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

39%

of Akutan's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes39%

Other taxes
39%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$598 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Electric power$318 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$210 thousand
  • Housing$48 thousand
  • Airport$16 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.5%$116 thousand

State tax money24%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
24%$1.1 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$7 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$941 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.7%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

38%

of Akutan's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$456 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$303 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$270 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors; airports and 1 more
  • Ports and harbors$872 thousand
  • Airports$534 thousand
  • Roads and highways$404 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$538 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$307 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
  • Sewer systems$58 thousand
  • Water supply$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$33 thousand
Social services
0.6%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Akutan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Akutan itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.