Borough government · Ketchikan-Gateway Borough, AK

Ketchikan Gateway Borough's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ketchikan Gateway Borough took in $83.9 million and spent $87.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Borough taxes37%Fees for services (tolls, parks and recreation)10%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other6.5%

What stands out

17%

of Ketchikan Gateway Borough's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
17%$14.6 million
Sales tax
17%$14.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Tobacco taxes$1.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$664 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$175 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$70 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; parks and recreation and 10 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$3.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Sewer$789 thousand
  • Other service charges$757 thousand
  • Airport$440 thousand
  • Parking$422 thousand
  • Water$305 thousand
  • Transit fares$291 thousand
  • Hospital bills$234 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$217 thousand
  • School lunches$182 thousand
  • Other school charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$7.3 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$31.7 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$5.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges61%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

61%

of Ketchikan Gateway Borough's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
61%$53.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$53.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; airports and 3 more
  • Public transit$4.0 million
  • Airports$3.2 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.7 million
  • Roads and highways$773 thousand
  • Parking$353 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$9.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$449 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$520 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Electric power$949 thousand
  • Sewer systems$453 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$329 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.4 million
Social services
1.2%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$776 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$776 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ketchikan Gateway Borough. 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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 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.