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Goodnews Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Goodnews Bay took in $2.5 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)17%City taxes7.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes7.1%

Sales tax
4.1%$100 thousand
Property tax
2.9%$72 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$428 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$252 thousand
  • Sewer$51 thousand
  • Water$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$29 thousand
  • School lunches$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$487 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges71%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

71%

of Goodnews Bay'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
71%$1.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$417 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$196 thousand
  • Sewer systems$119 thousand
  • Water supply$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$226 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)$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Goodnews Bay. 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 Goodnews Bay 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.