City government · Nome Census Area Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Nome took in $119 million and spent $141 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money71%Fees for services (electric power, ports and waterways)15%City taxes10%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

71%

of Nome's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes10%

Sales tax

6.0%$7.1 million

Property tax

3.8%$4.5 million

Other taxes

0.4%$495 thousand

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more

Other selective sales taxes$256 thousand
Other licenses$204 thousand
Motor vehicle licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services

15%$18.4 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; ports and waterways and 7 more

Electric power$10.7 million
Ports and waterways$2.5 million
Sewer$2.4 million
Water$1.1 million
Other school charges$745 thousand
Garbage collection$361 thousand
Parks and recreation$296 thousand
Other service charges$215 thousand
School lunches$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government

1.0%$1.2 million

State tax money71%

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

From the state

71%$85.1 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other

2.2%$2.6 million

Fines

<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Schools and colleges14%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Running the government and other costs3.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

63%

of Nome'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

63%$88.6 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors and roads and highways

Ports and harbors$86.4 million
Roads and highways$2.2 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

14%$20.1 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more

Electric power$14.9 million
Sewer systems$3.4 million
Water supply$1.5 million
Garbage and solid waste$377 thousand

Schools and colleges

14%$19.7 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$19.7 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

3.9%$5.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$4.7 million
Fire protection$811 thousand

Running the government and other costs

3.2%$4.5 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
Government buildings$1.7 million
Other and not broken out$683 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.5%$2.1 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Libraries$432 thousand

Interest on debt

0.1%$171 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$34 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$34 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nome. 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 Nome 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.