Town government · Chambers County, AL

Five Points's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Five Points took in $71 thousand and spent $74 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)42%

What stands out

44%

of Five Points' 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 taxes58%

Other taxes
44%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.0%$5 thousand
Sales tax
7.0%$5 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$26 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Social services15%Health and hospitals2.7%

What stands out

15%

of Five Points' spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$12 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$22 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$11 thousand
Social services
15%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Five Points. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Five Points 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.