Borough government · Skagway Municipality Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Skagway Borough took in $39.8 million and spent $90.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes34%Fees for services (ports and waterways, garbage collection)34%Federal tax money11%State tax money10%Fines and other10%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

27%

of Skagway Borough's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

Borough taxes34%

Sales tax
27%$10.7 million
Property tax
6.7%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.9%$343 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$172 thousand
  • Other licenses$125 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$13.5 million
What's in fees for servicesPorts and waterways; other service charges and 5 more
  • Ports and waterways$10.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$732 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$528 thousand
  • Water$416 thousand
  • Sewer$205 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$4.2 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$4.1 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$284 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$4.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Running the government and other costs8.3%Schools and colleges5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

62%

of Skagway Borough's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$56.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors and roads and highways
  • Ports and harbors$55.5 million
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$9.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.9 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$781 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$456 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$124 thousand
Schools and colleges
5.3%$4.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$400 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$2.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Skagway 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 Skagway 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.