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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alta took in $2.9 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Fines and other5.1%State tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

65%

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

Town taxes82%

Sales tax
65%$1.9 million
Property tax
9.7%$284 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$213 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$88 thousand
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$331 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$201 thousand
  • Sewer$93 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$8 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$39 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$111 thousand
Fines
1.3%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

50%

of Alta'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$995 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$691 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$627 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$267 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$159 thousand
  • Sewer systems$92 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Social services
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Alta 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.