City government · Coffee County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Elba took in $9.6 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes25%County and local tax money7.3%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
18%$1.8 million
Other taxes
5.4%$522 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; tobacco taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$249 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$73 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$64 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$58 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.6%$152 thousand

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Water$682 thousand
  • Sewer$596 thousand
  • Garbage collection$378 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$707 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments12%Running the government and other costs5.8%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

12%

of Elba's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Water supply$568 thousand
  • Sewer systems$396 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$869 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$869 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$788 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$788 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$382 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$382 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$370 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$267 thousand
  • Libraries$103 thousand
Social services
2.7%$177 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$177 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elba. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Elba 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.