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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Aberdeen took in $2.5 million and spent $637 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%Fines and other20%City taxes20%State tax money19%

What stands out

20%

of Aberdeen'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 taxes20%

Property tax
20%$495 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$485 thousand
  • Water$284 thousand
  • Garbage collection$227 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$475 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$494 thousand
Fines
0.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments56%Roads, transit and parking25%Interest on debt16%Running the government and other costs2.5%

What stands out

56%

of Aberdeen's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
56%$358 thousand
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$358 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$162 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$162 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$101 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.5%$16 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aberdeen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Aberdeen 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.