Town government · DeKalb County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crossville took in $3.6 million and spent $396 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money4.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.7%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes89%

Property tax
45%$1.6 million
Sales tax
24%$844 thousand
Other taxes
21%$742 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$382 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$214 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$130 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$10 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$167 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Fines
4.4%$158 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking13%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$163 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$84 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Crossville. 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 Crossville 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.