City government · Alachua County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Alachua took in $33.2 million and spent $30.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)65%City taxes25%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money2.6%Federal tax money0.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

65%

of Alachua's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
16%$5.4 million
Other taxes
9.1%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$450 thousand
  • Other licenses$377 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$282 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$21.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$14.9 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$830 thousand
  • Other service charges$463 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$244 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$1.9 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$878 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$124 thousand
Fines
0.1%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Roads, transit and parking3.0%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

54%

of Alachua's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$16.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$11.2 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$709 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$234 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$924 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$924 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$752 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$685 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$67 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$512 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$512 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alachua. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Alachua 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.