Town government · Winston County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Addison took in $4.1 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)67%Town taxes28%State tax money2.2%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes28%

Sales tax
18%$736 thousand
Property tax
6.3%$258 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$170 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$24 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$18 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Gas$269 thousand
  • Water$207 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
  • Garbage collection$182 thousand
  • Sewer$177 thousand
  • Airport$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$13 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$90 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$53 thousand
Fines
0.7%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

61%

of Addison'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
61%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Gas supply$243 thousand
  • Water supply$191 thousand
  • Sewer systems$167 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$476 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$246 thousand
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$356 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$290 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$278 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$262 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$193 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$181 thousand
  • Airports$12 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$115 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$89 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$7 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$29 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$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Addison. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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.

What this covers. The money of Town of Addison 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.