City government · Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shungnak took in $2.6 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%Fees for services (liquor stores, water)16%Federal tax money15%City taxes6.6%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

61%

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

City taxes6.6%

Sales tax
3.8%$101 thousand
Property tax
2.7%$71 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$425 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$264 thousand
  • Water$47 thousand
  • Sewer$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$25 thousand
  • School lunches$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$410 thousand

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$1.6 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges71%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.1%

What stands out

71%

of Shungnak's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
71%$2.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$416 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$200 thousand
  • Sewer systems$148 thousand
  • Water supply$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$244 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shungnak. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Shungnak 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.