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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Alexandria took in $219 million and spent $186 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)56%City taxes29%Federal tax money5.1%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other3.7%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

22%

of Alexandria's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes29%

Sales tax
22%$47.8 million
Property tax
5.6%$12.3 million
Other taxes
2.0%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$896 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$122 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 7 more
  • Electric power$90.1 million
  • Gas$9.6 million
  • Water$8.5 million
  • Sewer$6.9 million
  • Garbage collection$5.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$809 thousand
  • Transit fares$275 thousand
  • Other service charges$88 thousand
  • Housing$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$11.2 million

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$2.4 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$11.1 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$7.9 million
Fines
0.1%$240 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs15%Housing and community development5.4%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

47%

of Alexandria's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$87.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$56.1 million
  • Gas supply$8.6 million
  • Water supply$8.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.0 million
  • Sewer systems$6.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$37.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$20.0 million
  • Fire protection$12.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$28.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
Housing and community development
5.4%$10.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$9.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
  • Public transit$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$8.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.0 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$4.9 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

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.