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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Altamont took in $2.7 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)86%City taxes9.3%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

86%

of Altamont's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes9.3%

Property tax
7.6%$203 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services86%

Fees for services
86%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$993 thousand
  • Gas$693 thousand
  • Water$301 thousand
  • Garbage collection$152 thousand
  • Sewer$147 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$79 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
1.2%$31 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities84%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Running the government and other costs4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Interest on debt1.8%Roads, transit and parking1.3%

What stands out

84%

of Altamont'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
84%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; electric power and 3 more
  • Gas supply$1.5 million
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Water supply$338 thousand
  • Sewer systems$157 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$303 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$261 thousand
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$169 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$79 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Altamont. 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 Altamont 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.