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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alma took in $1.7 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%City taxes27%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

33%

of Alma's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
24%$417 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$548 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$324 thousand
  • Water$110 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$573 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$102 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$23 thousand
Fines
0.7%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries14%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

14%

of Alma'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
32%$587 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$382 thousand
  • Water supply$123 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$381 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$381 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$288 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$171 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$263 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$261 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
  • Libraries$96 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alma. 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 Alma 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.