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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alpha took in $349 thousand and spent $319 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)58%State tax money21%City taxes17%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

58%

of Alpha's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
17%$61 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$203 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 2 more
  • Electric power$165 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Water$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$11 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$72 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

61%

of Alpha's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$195 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$117 thousand
  • Water supply$68 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$53 thousand
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$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alpha. 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 Alpha 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.