County government · Bullock County, AL

Bullock County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bullock County took in $8.0 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes42%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.8%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

12%

of Bullock County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
26%$2.1 million
Sales tax
12%$960 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$319 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$306 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$384 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$197 thousand
  • Garbage collection$156 thousand
  • Road charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$3.9 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$351 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Social services4.5%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

53%

of Bullock County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$780 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$440 thousand
  • Government buildings$260 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$794 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$649 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$344 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$344 thousand
Social services
4.5%$336 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$336 thousand
Housing and community development
3.0%$224 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$89 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bullock County. 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 Bullock County 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.