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Eagle River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eagle River took in $10.0 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)56%City taxes23%Fines and other11%State tax money7.9%County and local tax money2.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

56%

of Eagle River's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
19%$1.9 million
Sales tax
2.7%$266 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$107 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$892 thousand
  • Sewer$622 thousand
  • Water$580 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$39 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$794 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$218 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Running the government and other costs8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

51%

of Eagle River's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$810 thousand
  • Water supply$558 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$837 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$785 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$826 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$390 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$166 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$139 thousand
  • Government buildings$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$789 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$743 thousand
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$379 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eagle River. 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 Eagle River 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.