City government · Alpena County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Alpena took in $23.3 million and spent $24.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parking)43%City taxes22%State tax money19%Fines and other9.9%County and local tax money5.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Alpena's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
22%$5.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$10.0 million
  • Parking$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$43 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$4.5 million

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$2.3 million
Fines
0.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

27%

of Alpena'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$619 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$362 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$82 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$52 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alpena. 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 Alpena 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.