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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Auburn took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other35%Fees for services (electric power, water)32%State tax money17%City taxes10%County and local tax money3.6%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

35%

of Auburn'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 taxes10%

Property tax
7.7%$106 thousand
Sales tax
2.4%$33 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$437 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$248 thousand
  • Water$87 thousand
  • Sewer$76 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$23 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$238 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$50 thousand

Fines and other35%

Interest, rents and other
35%$484 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

18%

of Auburn's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$750 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$428 thousand
  • Electric power$236 thousand
  • Sewer systems$66 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$216 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
  • Libraries$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$96 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$14 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$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Auburn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Auburn 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.