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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Eagle took in $20.6 million and spent $23.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%State tax money30%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)26%Fines and other8.6%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

30%

of Eagle's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
22%$4.5 million
Other taxes
9.4%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$656 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$74 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$321 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$723 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$6.3 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

62%

of Eagle's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$14.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$6.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$641 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$893 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$243 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$895 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eagle. 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 Eagle 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.