City government · Bibb County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brent took in $4.3 million and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Federal tax money14%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
21%$917 thousand
Other taxes
20%$844 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor fuel taxes and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$308 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$199 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$135 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$68 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$52 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$49 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.3%$99 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$426 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$592 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Fines
4.7%$202 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Brent'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$381 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$763 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$628 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$472 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$422 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$380 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$380 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$136 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$102 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brent. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Brent 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.