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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Aztec took in $27.6 million and spent $26.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)52%City taxes28%State tax money7.9%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money4.0%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
24%$6.7 million
Property tax
2.8%$779 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$209 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$14.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$6.0 million
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$631 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$1.1 million

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$2.2 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$521 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$1.4 million
Fines
1.5%$412 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending10%

What stands out

50%

of Aztec'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
50%$13.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$928 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$257 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
  • Public transit$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$2.5 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)$854 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$806 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$510 thousand
  • Government buildings$324 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$946 thousand
  • Libraries$218 thousand
Social services
4.0%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
3.9%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$252 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$252 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$240 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aztec. 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 Aztec 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.