Town government · Greene County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Eutaw took in $2.0 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)42%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

33%

of Eutaw's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes56%

Other taxes
33%$640 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$307 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$238 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$47 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
19%$376 thousand
Property tax
4.0%$79 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$821 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$596 thousand
  • Garbage collection$221 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

48%

of Eutaw's 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
48%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$697 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$188 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$783 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$523 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$260 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$288 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$204 thousand
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eutaw. 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 Town of Eutaw 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.