City government · Jerauld County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alpena took in $1.3 million and spent $826 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)44%Fines and other24%City taxes16%Federal tax money13%State tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Alpena's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes16%

Sales tax
9.5%$124 thousand
Property tax
6.2%$81 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$576 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$427 thousand
  • Water$60 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$167 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$30 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$12 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$312 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Housing and community development0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Alpena'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
51%$421 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$297 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
  • Water supply$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$178 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$125 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$113 thousand
  • Airports$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alpena. 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 Alpena 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.