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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Albion took in $3.9 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes41%State tax money5.6%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes41%

Sales tax
17%$678 thousand
Property tax
16%$638 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$298 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$236 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$783 thousand
  • Water$449 thousand
  • Sewer$342 thousand
  • Garbage collection$159 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$220 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$108 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$211 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

11%

of Albion's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$972 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$426 thousand
  • Sewer systems$334 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$212 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$755 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$318 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$175 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$729 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$729 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$687 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$419 thousand
  • Fire protection$268 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$416 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$312 thousand
  • Libraries$104 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$147 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Albion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Albion 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.