County government · Cleburne County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cleburne County took in $13.1 million and spent $11.6 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 money57%County taxes23%Fines and other12%Fees for services (road charges)7.5%

What stands out

57%

of Cleburne County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes23%

Property tax
14%$1.8 million
Sales tax
6.1%$800 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$451 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Tobacco taxes$175 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$101 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$101 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$982 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$954 thousand
  • Road charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$7.5 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.5 million
Fines
0.2%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

50%

of Cleburne 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
50%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$519 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$370 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$259 thousand
  • Government buildings$121 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$326 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$326 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
Social services
0.6%$71 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$71 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cleburne 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 Cleburne 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.