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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Aurora took in $4.4 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%City taxes31%State tax money22%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money2.8%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
30%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$762 thousand
  • Water$406 thousand
  • Garbage collection$398 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$124 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$991 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$125 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$195 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

23%

of Aurora'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$364 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$301 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$596 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$460 thousand
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$523 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$236 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$216 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$263 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$226 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$204 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aurora. 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 Aurora 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.