Town government · Chambers County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Cusseta took in $659 thousand and spent $500 thousand.

Latest recorded yearEstimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)58%Town taxes31%Fines and other6.2%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes31%

Sales tax
18%$117 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.1%$40 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$382 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$225 thousand
  • Sewer$45 thousand
  • Gas$39 thousand
  • Water$29 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$32 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$38 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Running the government and other costs4.6%Sent to other local governments2.6%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

69%

of Cusseta'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
69%$345 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$225 thousand
  • Gas supply$41 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
  • Water supply$23 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$36 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$23 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$13 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cusseta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. 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 Cusseta 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.