Town government · Winston County, AL

Double Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Double Springs took in $2.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes94%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

61%

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

Town taxes94%

Sales tax
61%$1.5 million
Other taxes
24%$615 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$250 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$129 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$107 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$53 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.8%$250 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$75 thousand
Fines
2.6%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking3.0%

What stands out

58%

of Double Springs' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$712 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$556 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$349 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$279 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$136 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Libraries$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$37 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Double Springs. 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 Town of Double Springs 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.