City government · Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ambler took in $2.2 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Fees for services (liquor stores, water)21%City taxes8.9%Federal tax money6.9%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

60%

of Ambler's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes8.9%

Sales tax
5.1%$110 thousand
Property tax
3.6%$78 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$461 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$282 thousand
  • Water$51 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$29 thousand
  • School lunches$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$149 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs9.2%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Ambler's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
74%$2.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$382 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$218 thousand
  • Sewer systems$109 thousand
  • Water supply$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$266 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ambler. 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 Ambler 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.