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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Algoma took in $15.5 million and spent $14.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)59%City taxes14%State tax money10%Federal tax money8.2%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

8.2%

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

City taxes14%

Property tax
13%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$193 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$132 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$663 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$1.3 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.5 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$670 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$631 thousand
Fines
0.2%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Social services23%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending12%

What stands out

23%

of Algoma's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$905 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$199 thousand
Social services
23%$3.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$751 thousand
  • Fire protection$562 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$744 thousand
  • Libraries$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$810 thousand
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)$342 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$305 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$741 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$251 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$251 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Algoma. 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 Algoma 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.