Town government · Tuscaloosa County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Coaling took in $837 thousand and spent $600 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Federal tax money47%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

51%

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

Town taxes53%

Sales tax
51%$430 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money47%

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

From the federal government
47%$394 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails79%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs6.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

79%

of Coaling'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
79%$476 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$393 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$39 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Coaling. 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 Town of Coaling 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.