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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alexandria took in $727 thousand and spent $614 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%Fines and other2.8%State tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
31%$222 thousand
Sales tax
23%$167 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$300 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$140 thousand
  • Garbage collection$93 thousand
  • Sewer$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$12 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$19 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

25%

of Alexandria'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$252 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
  • Water supply$95 thousand
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$138 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alexandria. 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 Alexandria 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.