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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Altoona took in $18.9 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%State tax money14%Fines and other12%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

47%

of Altoona's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes51%

Property tax
47%$8.8 million
Other taxes
4.1%$768 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$483 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$186 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Road charges$360 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$244 thousand
  • Other service charges$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$253 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.7 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$261 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$2.3 million
Fines
0.2%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

14%

of Altoona'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$661 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$143 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$122 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Public transit$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$435 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$259 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$611 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$869 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$312 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$312 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Altoona. 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 Altoona 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.