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American Fork's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), American Fork took in $54.3 million and spent $102 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other20%State tax money3.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes47%

Sales tax
21%$11.2 million
Property tax
18%$9.9 million
Other taxes
8.5%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$15.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$5.7 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$1.9 million

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%$82 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$10.1 million
Fines
1.0%$527 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Running the government and other costs7.5%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

40%

of American Fork's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$41.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$29.7 million
  • Sewer systems$9.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$23.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$14.3 million
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$985 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$431 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$11.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$9.6 million
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Parking$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$9.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$966 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$560 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
Housing and community development
4.2%$4.3 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$3.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$843 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$843 thousand
Social services
0.1%$109 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of American Fork. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 American Fork 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.