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Allen Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Allen Park took in $51.4 million and spent $55.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services31%State tax money18%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money0.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Allen Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
44%$22.8 million
Other taxes
1.1%$547 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$510 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$15.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$56 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$9.1 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$59 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Fines
3.9%$2.0 million
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

36%

of Allen Park's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$20.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$14.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$11.9 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Allen Park. 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 Allen Park 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.