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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alexandria took in $10.2 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%State tax money20%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)12%County and local tax money9.9%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
46%$4.7 million
Other taxes
4.5%$457 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$457 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$579 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$535 thousand
  • Airport$82 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Housing$7 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%$24 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.0 million

County and local tax money9.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.9%$1.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$685 thousand
Fines
1.0%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt7.8%Housing and community development3.5%

What stands out

43%

of Alexandria's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$405 thousand
  • Fire protection$368 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$366 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$749 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Interest on debt
7.8%$848 thousand
Housing and community development
3.5%$375 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alexandria. 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 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.