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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 $2.8 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes38%State tax money20%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Auburn's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
38%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$451 thousand
  • Water$445 thousand
  • Other service charges$193 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%$7 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$556 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Sent to other local governments22%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

22%

of Auburn's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$1.9 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$790 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$790 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$327 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$327 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$305 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$184 thousand
  • Police$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$197 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$197 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$130 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$21 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.