City government · McKenzie County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alexander took in $2.6 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%City taxes27%Fees for services (water, sewer)10%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

61%

of Alexander's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
26%$693 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$268 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$119 thousand
  • Water$103 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities87%Running the government and other costs6.8%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%

What stands out

87%

of Alexander'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
87%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$164 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alexander. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Alexander 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.