City government · North Slope Borough, AK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Utqiagvik took in $4.4 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation)38%State tax money24%Fines and other20%City taxes17%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

20%

of Utqiagvik's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes17%

Other taxes
17%$732 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Tobacco taxes$352 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$202 thousand
  • Other licenses$154 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.0 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$80 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$901 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs78%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

78%

of Utqiagvik'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
78%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$719 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Utqiagvik. 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 Utqiagvik 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.