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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alto took in $528 thousand and spent $588 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money31%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)1.1%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
47%$250 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and parks and recreation
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 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%$56 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$166 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

69%

of Alto'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
69%$403 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$403 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alto. 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 Alto 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.