City government · Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hoonah took in $11.9 million and spent $16.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%State tax money32%Fees for services (ports and waterways, sewer)16%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes39%

Sales tax
30%$3.5 million
Property tax
7.2%$857 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$231 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; tobacco taxes and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$102 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$102 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesPorts and waterways; sewer and 5 more
  • Ports and waterways$638 thousand
  • Sewer$446 thousand
  • Water$276 thousand
  • Garbage collection$243 thousand
  • Other service charges$232 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
  • School lunches$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$925 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$3.8 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$667 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges34%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

34%

of Hoonah'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
34%$5.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.8 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$627 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$471 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors and roads and highways
  • Ports and harbors$1.2 million
  • Roads and highways$488 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$277 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$703 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$703 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hoonah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Hoonah 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.