City government · Barbour County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Eufaula took in $34.4 million and spent $29.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money11%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

40%

of Eufaula's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
40%$13.7 million
Other taxes
5.9%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$13.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$365 thousand
  • Housing$41 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.1 million
Fines
0.9%$299 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending20%

What stands out

7.4%

of Eufaula's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$314 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$250 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Airports$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$519 thousand
Interest on debt
8.5%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$246 thousand
Housing and community development
7.4%$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.4%$996 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$996 thousand
Social services
0.6%$168 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$168 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eufaula. 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 City of Eufaula 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.