Town government · Elmore County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Elmore took in $1.1 million and spent $192 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power)43%Town taxes42%State tax money15%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes42%

Sales tax
38%$403 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; motor fuel taxes and 4 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$455 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and electric power
  • Other service charges$403 thousand
  • Electric power$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$161 thousand

Where it goes

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

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$63 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elmore. 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 Town of Elmore 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.