Borough government · Aleutians East Borough, AK

Aleutians East Borough's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Aleutians East Borough took in $17.5 million and spent $17.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money30%Fines and other26%Borough taxes22%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (airport, school lunches)5.5%

What stands out

26%

of Aleutians East Borough's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

Borough taxes22%

Other taxes
16%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.0%$1.1 million

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$956 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport; other school charges and 1 more
  • Airport$615 thousand
  • Other school charges$336 thousand
  • School lunches$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$3.0 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$5.3 million

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$4.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Interest on debt3.2%Environment and natural resources1.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

64%

of Aleutians East Borough's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
64%$11.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$11.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$475 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$359 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$1.5 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$565 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$340 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$340 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$150 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$150 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aleutians East Borough. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Aleutians East Borough 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.