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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Athena took in $1.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)54%City taxes43%State tax money1.8%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
35%$467 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$107 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$721 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$432 thousand
  • Sewer$276 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$24 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Roads, transit and parking4.3%

What stands out

29%

of Athena's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$412 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$243 thousand
  • Sewer systems$169 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$299 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
Interest on debt
9.4%$98 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$68 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Athena. 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 Athena 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.