City government · Ketchikan-Gateway Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ketchikan took in $111 million and spent $92.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, ports and waterways)68%City taxes24%Fines and other3.9%State tax money2.7%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes24%

Sales tax
18%$20.3 million
Property tax
5.5%$6.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$76.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; electric power and 8 more
  • Other government-run businesses$22.2 million
  • Electric power$21.5 million
  • Ports and waterways$15.7 million
  • Water$5.2 million
  • Garbage collection$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$416 thousand
  • Parking$95 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$138 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$3.0 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$4.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

30%

of Ketchikan'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$31.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$20.3 million
  • Water supply$4.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$27.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$19.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$620 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$14.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Fire protection$6.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$344 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$11.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors and roads and highways
  • Ports and harbors$8.6 million
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$3.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$152 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$149 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$62 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ketchikan. 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 Ketchikan 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.