City government · Kusilvak Census Area Borough, AK

Scammon Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Scammon Bay took in $401 thousand and spent $402 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%City taxes36%Fees for services (electric power)19%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

36%

of Scammon Bay's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Sales tax
36%$146 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$75 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power and other service charges
  • Electric power$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$170 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking2.0%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

54%

of Scammon Bay's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$218 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$61 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Scammon Bay. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Scammon Bay 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.