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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alvarado took in $1.4 million and spent $997 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)63%Federal tax money12%Fines and other10%State tax money8.6%City taxes6.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Alvarado's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes6.1%

Property tax
6.0%$82 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$851 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$571 thousand
  • Water$139 thousand
  • Sewer$81 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$163 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$117 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$140 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs27%Housing and community development14%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

14%

of Alvarado's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$531 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$339 thousand
  • Water supply$105 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$265 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$228 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alvarado. 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 Alvarado 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.