Town government · Marion County, AL

Bear Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bear Creek took in $739 thousand and spent $542 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)33%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes62%

Sales tax
39%$291 thousand
Other taxes
16%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility licenses$88 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$8 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.6%$49 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$242 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection
  • Parks and recreation$205 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

32%

of Bear Creek's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$270 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$231 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$175 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$157 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$84 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bear Creek. 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 Bear Creek 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.