Borough government · North Slope Borough, AK

North Slope Borough's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), North Slope Borough took in $762 million and spent $571 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes56%Fines and other29%Fees for services (garbage collection, electric power)6.7%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

29%

of North Slope Borough's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

Borough taxes56%

Property tax
56%$428 million
Other taxes
0.1%$842 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses
  • Public utility licenses$842 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$50.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; electric power and 11 more
  • Garbage collection$11.9 million
  • Electric power$8.2 million
  • Other service charges$8.1 million
  • Sewer$7.7 million
  • Water$7.7 million
  • Other school charges$2.4 million
  • Housing$1.2 million
  • Gas$1.1 million
  • College tuition$802 thousand
  • University housing and dining$771 thousand
  • School lunches$767 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12 thousand
  • Transit fares$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$25.8 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$34.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$254 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$222 million
Fines
<0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Schools and colleges20%Social services6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%All other spending17%

What stands out

20%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$156 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$47.1 million
  • Government buildings$25.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$133 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 3 more
  • Sewer systems$41.9 million
  • Electric power$35.5 million
  • Gas supply$21.6 million
  • Water supply$19.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$14.5 million
Schools and colleges
20%$111 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$92.0 million
  • Colleges and universities$19.3 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$161 thousand
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$69 thousand
Social services
6.7%$38.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$35.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.7 million
  • Fire protection$12.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$32.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$25.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$16.5 million
  • Airports$6.9 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.8 million
  • Public transit$503 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$14.3 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$13.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$7.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North Slope 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 North Slope 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.