County government · Colbert County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Colbert County took in $29.9 million and spent $29.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes31%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)29%Fines and other9.6%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

29%

of Colbert County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
28%$8.3 million
Other taxes
3.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$778 thousand
  • Other licenses$281 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$295 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$8.8 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$347 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Social services1.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

20%

of Colbert County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
26%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$6.9 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)$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Social services
1.9%$544 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$544 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$315 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$315 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$250 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$250 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$83 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colbert County. 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 Colbert 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.