City government · Otero County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Alamogordo took in $69.7 million and spent $60.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%State tax money23%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money0.4%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Alamogordo's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes43%

Sales tax
34%$24.0 million
Property tax
7.3%$5.1 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$219 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$17.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$6.6 million
  • Garbage collection$4.7 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Airport$100 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$262 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$15.9 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$91 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$5.0 million
Fines
0.5%$362 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Social services8.3%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

8.3%

of Alamogordo's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$15.2 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)$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$13.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$8.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$901 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$8.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.2 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Social services
8.3%$5.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$3.0 million
  • Other public welfare$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Airports$301 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$797 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$622 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$175 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Alamogordo 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.