ZIP 99783 · Wales, AK

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 99783: 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 99783?
99783 is served by the State of Alaska, the City of Wales and the City of Nome. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Alaska spent $12.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of Wales spent $338 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and City of Nome spent $141 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 99783?
Of the governments serving 99783, State of Alaska collected $131 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and City of Nome collected $4.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 99783.

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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: Wales and Nome

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 99783

State of Alaska$131 million

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

City of Nome$4.5 million

3.8% of its $119 million 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 State of Alaska, so school money is part of its budget.

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

City of Wales

$338 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

State tax money67%Fees for services (water)12%Fines and other11%City taxes5.4%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

67%

of Wales' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Full Wales breakdown

City taxes5.4%

Sales tax
5.4%$28 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$20 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$347 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$59 thousand
Wales page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs93%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Roads, transit and parking1.8%

What stands out

93%

of Wales' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Full Wales breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
93%$314 thousand
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$192 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and electric power
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
  • Electric power$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Wales page →

City of Nome

$141 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money71%Fees for services (electric power, ports and waterways)15%City taxes10%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

71%

of Nome's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Full Nome breakdown

City taxes10%

Sales tax
6.0%$7.1 million
Property tax
3.8%$4.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$495 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$256 thousand
  • Other licenses$204 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$18.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; ports and waterways and 7 more
  • Electric power$10.7 million
  • Ports and waterways$2.5 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other school charges$745 thousand
  • Garbage collection$361 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$296 thousand
  • Other service charges$215 thousand
  • School lunches$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$1.2 million

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$85.1 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$2.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand
Nome page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Schools and colleges14%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Running the government and other costs3.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

63%

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

Full Nome breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$88.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors and roads and highways
  • Ports and harbors$86.4 million
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$20.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$14.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$377 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$19.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$811 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$683 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$432 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$171 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Nome 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 Wales. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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

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.