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Airway Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Airway Heights took in $21.2 million and spent $18.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%State tax money11%Fines and other8.5%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes47%

Other taxes
18%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$871 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$830 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
18%$3.8 million
Property tax
11%$2.3 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$497 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.3 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$1.8 million
Fines
0.2%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

32%

of Airway Heights' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$684 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$668 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$135 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$352 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$504 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$451 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$946 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$943 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$225 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$225 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Airway Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Airway Heights 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.