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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Aurora took in $30.8 million and spent $22.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes71%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

55%

of Aurora's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes71%

Individual income tax
55%$17.1 million
Property tax
14%$4.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$421 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$421 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$354 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$1.9 million
Fines
0.1%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Housing and community development6.0%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

6%

of Aurora's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$7.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Housing and community development
6.0%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$212 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$212 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$106 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aurora. 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 Aurora 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.