County government · Dale County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dale County took in $15.7 million and spent $15.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money40%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.9%Fines and other6.5%

What stands out

9.3%

of Dale County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
35%$5.4 million
Other taxes
9.3%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$636 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$386 thousand
  • Other licenses$299 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$126 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$494 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$6.2 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Health and hospitals1.5%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

8.1%

of Dale County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$576 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$590 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$477 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$228 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$228 thousand
Social services
0.7%$109 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$76 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$74 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$51 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dale County. 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 Dale 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.