City government · Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Selawik took in $1.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)39%City taxes26%State tax money19%Fines and other16%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes26%

Sales tax
26%$331 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$504 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$308 thousand
  • Sewer$110 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$7 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$248 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$203 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals8.6%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

8.6%

of Selawik's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$523 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$195 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$178 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$96 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$205 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$105 thousand
  • Water supply$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$197 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$197 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$90 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Selawik. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Selawik 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.