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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alberton took in $386 thousand and spent $307 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Town taxes28%Fines and other20%State tax money7.0%

What stands out

19%

of Alberton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
28%$109 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$173 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$122 thousand
  • Water$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$27 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$74 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt4.2%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%

What stands out

55%

of Alberton'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
55%$170 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$105 thousand
  • Water supply$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alberton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Alberton 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.