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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Auburn took in $938 thousand and spent $715 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money36%Federal tax money14%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)0.5%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
40%$379 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$127 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$342 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Auburn'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
49%$347 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$347 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$135 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$79 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Auburn. 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 Auburn 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.