City government · Bibb County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Centreville took in $1.2 million and spent $447 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes93%Fines and other6.7%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes93%

Other taxes
49%$583 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$304 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$110 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
31%$373 thousand
Property tax
13%$155 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other6.7%

Fines
6.3%$75 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%

What stands out

48%

of Centreville'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$213 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$204 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$180 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$167 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Centreville. 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 City of Centreville 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.