ZIP 99515 · Anchorage, AK

Two governments run on your community's money

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

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

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
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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
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Your town

Public schools here are run by Municipality of Anchorage, 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.

Municipality of Anchorage

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

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
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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
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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.

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.