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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Alton took in $4.3 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)59%City taxes31%State tax money5.0%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

5.9%

of Alton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Property tax
24%$1.0 million
Sales tax
5.9%$256 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$970 thousand
  • Gas$677 thousand
  • Sewer$374 thousand
  • Water$353 thousand
  • Garbage collection$112 thousand
  • Other service charges$80 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$219 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$31 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$185 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Running the government and other costs3.6%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

60%

of Alton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Gas supply$732 thousand
  • Water supply$339 thousand
  • Sewer systems$185 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$868 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$614 thousand
  • Police$242 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$287 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
  • Libraries$139 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$180 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$180 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$152 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$147 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on gas supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$141 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Alton 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.