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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Afton took in $3.3 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes85%State tax money14%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

74%

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

City taxes85%

Property tax
74%$2.4 million
Other taxes
11%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$308 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services-12%

Fees for services
-12%-$402 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Sewer-$520 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$265 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$449 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$175 thousand
Fines
0.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

28%

of Afton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.6 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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$735 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$387 thousand
  • Police$348 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$639 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$639 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$184 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Afton. 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 Afton 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.