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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alexandria took in $6.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%State tax money3.3%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%

What stands out

95%

of Alexandria's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes95%

Property tax
95%$5.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$85 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$205 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

10%

of Alexandria's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$962 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$962 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$436 thousand
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)$251 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$357 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$216 thousand
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$203 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$203 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Social services
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alexandria. 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 Town of Alexandria 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.