Borough government · Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK

Matanuska-Susitna Borough's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Matanuska-Susitna Borough took in $502 million and spent $478 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Borough taxes36%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)4.8%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

52%

of Matanuska-Susitna Borough's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

Borough taxes36%

Property tax
33%$163 million
Other taxes
3.0%$15.3 million
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Tobacco taxes$10.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$488 thousand
  • Other licenses$381 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.2%$1.1 million

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$24.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 6 more
  • Garbage collection$12.6 million
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Other school charges$4.0 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Ports and waterways$228 thousand
  • Sewer$227 thousand
  • Water$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$18.1 million

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$259 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$20.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Running the government and other costs3.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

74%

of Matanuska-Susitna Borough's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
74%$351 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$351 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$46.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$46.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$28.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$28.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$808 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$17.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$10.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.0 million
  • Sewer systems$637 thousand
  • Water supply$428 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$9.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.2 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$7.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$59 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$4.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$873 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Matanuska-Susitna 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 Matanuska-Susitna 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.