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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Aurora took in $726 thousand and spent $721 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%City taxes28%State tax money11%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
25%$184 thousand
Property tax
1.7%$12 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$422 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$248 thousand
  • Sewer$89 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$78 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$21 thousand
Fines
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs33%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

15%

of Aurora's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$276 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$136 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
  • Sewer systems$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$237 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$140 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$108 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Police$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aurora. 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 City of Aurora 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.