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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alexandria took in $8.3 million and spent $10.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%City taxes27%State tax money24%County and local tax money5.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
27%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$361 thousand
  • Garbage collection$269 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.0 million

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$455 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$35 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Alexandria's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$503 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$309 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$733 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$217 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$174 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$57 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alexandria. 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 Alexandria 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.