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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avondale Estates took in $6.5 million and spent $5.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%County and local tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)15%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other7.3%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Avondale Estates' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes52%

Property tax
37%$2.4 million
Other taxes
15%$971 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$361 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$237 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$139 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$970 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$829 thousand
  • Sewer$132 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$499 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$90 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$1.1 million

Fines and other7.3%

Fines
6.8%$446 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

33%

of Avondale Estates' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$236 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$535 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$499 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$260 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$850 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; electric power and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$782 thousand
  • Electric power$67 thousand
  • Gas supply$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$510 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$510 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$449 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$449 thousand
Housing and community development
7.9%$419 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Avondale Estates. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Avondale Estates 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.