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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alsen took in $60 thousand and spent $67 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (sewer)18%State tax money12%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

68%

of Alsen's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes68%

Property tax
68%$41 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Environment and natural resources3.0%

What stands out

75%

of Alsen's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$50 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$8 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alsen. 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 City of Alsen 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.