ZIP 99503 · Bethel, AK

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 99503: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 99503?
99503 is served by the State of Alaska, the City of Bethel and the Municipality of Anchorage. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Alaska spent $12.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of Bethel spent $17.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Municipality of Anchorage spent $1.78 billion (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 99503?
Of the governments serving 99503, Municipality of Anchorage collected $609 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and State of Alaska collected $131 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 99503.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Bethel and Anchorage

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 99503

Municipality of Anchorage$609 million

37% of its $1.64 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

State of Alaska$131 million

1.2% of its $10.5 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your cities and towns

Public schools here are run by Municipality of Anchorage and State of Alaska, so school money is part of its budget.

Anchorage Municipality is served by a consolidated city-county government, so there is no separate county section. See Anchorage’s full page →

Bethel Census Area is served by a consolidated city-county government, so there is no separate county section. See Bethel’s full page →

City of Bethel

$17.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 84% of this ZIP is in Bethel.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes39%Fines and other9.1%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money2.5%
Full Bethel breakdown

What stands out

28%

of Bethel's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Sales tax
28%$8.4 million
Other taxes
11%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; tobacco taxes and 7 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Tobacco taxes$579 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$508 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$372 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$152 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$151 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$13.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$5.5 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$99 thousand
  • Transit fares$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$725 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$1.3 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$2.7 million
Bethel page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs28%Housing and community development2.9%Sent to other local governments1.1%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

38%

of Bethel's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Full Bethel breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Ports and harbors$2.2 million
  • Public transit$439 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$984 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$689 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$500 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$185 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$185 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$45 thousand
Bethel page →

Municipality of Anchorage

$1.78 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 16% of this ZIP is in Anchorage.

Where the money comes from

Municipal taxes46%State tax money30%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

30%

of Anchorage's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Full Anchorage breakdown

Municipal taxes46%

Property tax
37%$609 million
Other taxes
8.6%$141 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 8 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$49.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21.4 million
  • Tobacco taxes$20.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16.3 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$14.4 million
  • Other licenses$9.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$8.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$478 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$151 thousand
  • Driver's licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$246 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 13 more
  • Water$68.6 million
  • Sewer$67.6 million
  • Garbage collection$42.9 million
  • Ports and waterways$18.2 million
  • Other service charges$14.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$10.9 million
  • Parking$6.8 million
  • Other school charges$5.9 million
  • Transit fares$3.5 million
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Airport$1.9 million
  • School lunches$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$390 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$142 thousand
  • Housing$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$29.9 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$486 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$116 million
Fines
0.5%$9.0 million
Anchorage page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges48%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Running the government and other costs5.4%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

48%

of Anchorage's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Anchorage breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
48%$848 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$848 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$295 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$156 million
  • Fire protection$127 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$229 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Ports and harbors$88.1 million
  • Roads and highways$85.4 million
  • Public transit$40.2 million
  • Airports$8.2 million
  • Parking$6.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$139 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$60.9 million
  • Sewer systems$42.9 million
  • Water supply$35.1 million
  • Electric power$555 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$97.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$79.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$59.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50.9 million
  • Libraries$8.8 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$51.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$43.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$8.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$49.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49.3 million
Social services
0.5%$9.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9.5 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$5.5 million
Anchorage page →

Your state

State of Alaska

$12.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money49%Fines and other24%State taxes19%Fees for services (airport, college tuition)8.1%Local tax money0.1%
Full Alaska breakdown

What stands out

24%

of Alaska's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical state government gets 7.3%.

State taxes19%

Other taxes
14%$1.47 billion
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; other selective sales taxes and 13 more
  • Severance taxes$1.04 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$82.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$73.9 million
  • Tobacco taxes$46.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$45.8 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$42.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$40.3 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$30.8 million
  • Amusement taxes$29.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$12.0 million
  • Other licenses$10.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$8.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$633 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.7%$389 million
Property tax
1.2%$131 million

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$857 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; other government-run businesses and 12 more
  • Airport$213 million
  • Other government-run businesses$172 million
  • Other service charges$148 million
  • College tuition$127 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$45.1 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$38.6 million
  • University housing and dining$27.2 million
  • Electric power$25.8 million
  • Housing$25.3 million
  • Road charges$18.8 million
  • Other school charges$8.1 million
  • Hospital bills$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • School lunches$802 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money49%

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

From the federal government
49%$5.13 billion

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.1%$10.7 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$2.53 billion
Fines
0.2%$18.0 million
Alaska page →

Where the money goes

Social services26%Sent to local governments18%Roads, transit and parking15%Schools and colleges14%Running the government and other costs9.4%All other spending18%

What stands out

15%

of Alaska's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical state government spends 6.7%.

Full Alaska breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
26%$3.29 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$3.20 billion
  • Welfare institutions$70.8 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$26.2 million
Sent to local governments
18%$2.25 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 16 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$1.16 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$588 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$235 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$102 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$76.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$44.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$21.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$12.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$3.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$2.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$2.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$711 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$590 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$373 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$177 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other education$6 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: airports$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.84 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.44 billion
  • Airports$331 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$70.1 million
Schools and colleges
14%$1.70 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$840 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$704 million
  • Other education$58.1 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$49.9 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$48.3 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$1.18 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 4 more
  • Other government-run businesses$349 million
  • Other and not broken out$323 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$309 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 million
  • Other government administration$31.7 million
  • Government buildings$14.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$1.06 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$454 million
  • Courts and legal services$317 million
  • Police$204 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$45.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$35.7 million
Environment and natural resources
4.0%$504 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$504 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$270 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$222 million
  • Hospitals$47.5 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$177 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$166 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$11.4 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$123 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$111 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and gas supply
  • Electric power$104 million
  • Gas supply$7.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$22.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14.7 million
  • Libraries$7.5 million
Alaska page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Alaska. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Bethel. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Municipality of Anchorage. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.