City government · Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kenai took in $32.5 million and spent $29.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (airport, sewer)29%Fines and other17%Federal tax money3.9%State tax money3.6%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes45%

Sales tax
31%$10.0 million
Property tax
14%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$248 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$248 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 4 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Airport$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$453 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$1.3 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$264 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$5.6 million
Fines
0.2%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

27%

of Kenai's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$4.8 million
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$393 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$7.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$898 thousand
  • Government buildings$367 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$963 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$903 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$471 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$471 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$90 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$90 thousand
Social services
0.2%$58 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$58 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kenai. 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 City of Kenai 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.