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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Avondale took in $227 million and spent $236 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money23%Federal tax money5.2%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

38%

of Avondale's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes43%

Sales tax
38%$86.7 million
Property tax
4.0%$9.2 million
Other taxes
0.7%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses
  • Public utility licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$62.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$22.4 million
  • Water$19.1 million
  • Sewer$11.9 million
  • Garbage collection$7.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$11.7 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$51.8 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

38%

of Avondale's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$89.5 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$45.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.2 million
  • Government buildings$6.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$40.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$21.4 million
  • Sewer systems$11.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$32.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$31.5 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$31.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; fire protection and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$14.1 million
  • Fire protection$12.1 million
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$28.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$25.2 million
  • Public transit$2.8 million
Social services
2.4%$5.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$4.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.4 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$3.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Avondale. 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 City of Avondale 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.