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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 $200 thousand and spent $143 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money38%Federal tax money8.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

8%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
52%$103 thousand

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$16 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$76 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%

What stands out

16%

of Alma's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$37 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)$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.