Borough government · Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Kodiak Island Borough's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kodiak Island Borough took in $82.8 million and spent $75.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Borough taxes24%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)12%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

54%

of Kodiak Island Borough's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

Borough taxes24%

Property tax
21%$17.8 million
Other taxes
2.8%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; tobacco taxes and 3 more
  • Severance taxes$991 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$804 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$322 thousand
  • Other licenses$141 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Hospital bills$1.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.2 million
  • Other school charges$559 thousand
  • School lunches$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$1.7 million

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$44.6 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$6.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges79%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Interest on debt2.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

79%

of Kodiak Island 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
79%$59.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$59.7 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$893 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$854 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$176 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$626 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$626 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$624 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$624 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$603 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$364 thousand
  • Hospitals$239 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$582 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$220 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
  • Libraries$107 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kodiak Island 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 Kodiak Island 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.