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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alvin took in $473 thousand and spent $333 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%Fines and other16%Town taxes2.5%Federal tax money1.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.1%

What stands out

79%

of Alvin's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes2.5%

Property tax
2.3%$11 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$8 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$373 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%

What stands out

9%

of Alvin's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alvin. 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 Alvin 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.