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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Albion took in $3.0 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%State tax money30%City taxes13%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Albion's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
13%$383 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$832 thousand
  • Sewer$331 thousand
  • Garbage collection$134 thousand
  • Electric power$111 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Gas$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$129 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$905 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$12 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$44 thousand
Fines
0.8%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

32%

of Albion's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$786 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$412 thousand
  • Sewer systems$245 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$664 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$624 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$306 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$253 thousand
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$172 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Albion 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.