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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Alliance took in $57.0 million and spent $53.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)62%City taxes18%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other6.5%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes18%

Other taxes
11%$6.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$4.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.2%$2.4 million
Property tax
3.6%$2.1 million

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$35.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 6 more
  • Other service charges$15.9 million
  • Electric power$14.9 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$878 thousand
  • Sewer$798 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$482 thousand
  • Airport$263 thousand
  • Transit fares$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$5.5 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$2.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Housing and community development6.8%

What stands out

13%

of Alliance'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
37%$20.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.2 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$656 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$5.8 million
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Public transit$495 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$507 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$6.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.1 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$490 thousand
Housing and community development
6.8%$3.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alliance. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Alliance 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.