City government · Kusilvak Census Area Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alakanuk took in $797 thousand and spent $972 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%City taxes22%State tax money16%Fines and other8.4%Federal tax money7.0%

What stands out

22%

of Alakanuk's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes22%

Sales tax
22%$176 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$373 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$133 thousand
  • Other service charges$122 thousand
  • Sewer$83 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$56 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$125 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$65 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking1.0%

What stands out

43%

of Alakanuk's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$419 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$219 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$299 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$163 thousand
  • Sewer systems$129 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$244 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$244 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alakanuk. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Alakanuk 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.