Borough government · Petersburg Borough, AK

Petersburg Borough's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Petersburg Borough took in $67.4 million and spent $78.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)61%State tax money13%Borough taxes13%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other4.8%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

61%

of Petersburg Borough's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Borough taxes13%

Sales tax
6.3%$4.2 million
Property tax
5.7%$3.8 million
Other taxes
0.8%$556 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Tobacco taxes$272 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$161 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$40.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$22.5 million
  • Electric power$7.3 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$3.5 million
  • Ports and waterways$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$938 thousand
  • Housing$468 thousand
  • Other school charges$220 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$153 thousand
  • School lunches$43 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$4.9 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$9.0 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$639 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$3.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Schools and colleges15%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs4.2%All other spending10%

What stands out

39%

of Petersburg Borough's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
39%$30.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$30.2 million
  • Public health$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$16.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$13.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$991 thousand
  • Water supply$892 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$12.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Toll roads and bridges$5.3 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.6 million
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$792 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$634 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$765 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$475 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$187 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$561 thousand
Social services
2.2%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.7 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$771 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$536 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$401 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$117 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$248 thousand
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$248 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Petersburg 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 Petersburg 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.