City government · Walker County, AL

Carbon Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Carbon Hill took in $17.9 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes97%Fees for services (water)1.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

97%

of Carbon Hill's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes97%

Other taxes
97%$17.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$17.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$313 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$313 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$163 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Sent to other local governments95%Running the government and other costs3.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
95%$3.6 million
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$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
3.1%$116 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carbon Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Carbon Hill 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.