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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 $512 thousand and spent $346 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Town taxes34%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)0.6%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
30%$156 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$57 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$246 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$10 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

66%

of Alma's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$228 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$228 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$87 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)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 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.