City government · Fayette County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fayette took in $7.7 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)15%State tax money11%Fines and other9.4%

What stands out

50%

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

City taxes64%

Sales tax
50%$3.9 million
Other taxes
9.4%$716 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$498 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$101 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$85 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.5%$343 thousand

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$591 thousand
  • Garbage collection$437 thousand
  • Airport$152 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 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%$840 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$635 thousand
Fines
1.1%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

31%

of Fayette's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$936 thousand
  • Fire protection$575 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$601 thousand
  • Sewer systems$590 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$862 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$617 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$208 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$813 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$686 thousand
  • Airports$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$448 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$448 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$147 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fayette. 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 Fayette 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.