City government · North Slope Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kaktovik took in $1.1 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other81%Fees for services (parks and recreation)15%County and local tax money1.9%City taxes1.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

81%

of Kaktovik's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes1.7%

Other taxes
1.7%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$161 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$115 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$3 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$20 thousand

Fines and other81%

Interest, rents and other
81%$852 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs90%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Health and hospitals1.0%Police, fire, courts and jails0.7%

What stands out

90%

of Kaktovik'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
90%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$919 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$403 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kaktovik. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Kaktovik 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.