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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2024), Alpine took in $21.0 million and spent $14.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%City taxes37%Fines and other22%

What stands out

14%

of Alpine's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes37%

Sales tax
14%$2.9 million
Property tax
14%$2.8 million
Other taxes
10%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$613 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$272 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$175 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 6 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Road charges$444 thousand
  • Housing$158 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$128 thousand
  • Transit fares$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
21%$4.4 million
Fines
1.2%$253 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Health and hospitals30%Running the government and other costs14%Environment and natural resources7.5%Roads, transit and parking6.7%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

30%

of Alpine's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
30%$4.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$332 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$166 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.5%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$991 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$991 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$817 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$817 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$490 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$324 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$166 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alpine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Alpine 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.