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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avoca took in $450 thousand and spent $381 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)72%City taxes12%State tax money11%County and local tax money2.0%Federal tax money1.6%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Avoca'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 taxes12%

Property tax
12%$55 thousand

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$326 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$274 thousand
  • Water$34 thousand
  • Sewer$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$7 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$51 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$9 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs8.1%Interest on debt7.3%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

75%

of Avoca'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
75%$287 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$195 thousand
  • Water supply$79 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$31 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$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$28 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Avoca. 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 Avoca 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.