Town government · Lawrence County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Courtland took in $2.9 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power)82%Town taxes10%State tax money6.3%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

82%

of Courtland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes10%

Other taxes
4.8%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.2%$123 thousand
Property tax
1.2%$34 thousand

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power and other service charges
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$186 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$27 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Roads, transit and parking1.3%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

78%

of Courtland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
78%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power
  • Electric power$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$375 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$299 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$235 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$184 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Courtland. 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 Town of Courtland 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.