Town government · Covington County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Florala took in $3.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%Fees for services (water, gas)41%State tax money8.2%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes48%

Sales tax
31%$1.0 million
Other taxes
12%$410 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor fuel taxes and 6 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$187 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$68 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$59 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$27 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$156 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 3 more
  • Water$454 thousand
  • Gas$275 thousand
  • Sewer$241 thousand
  • Garbage collection$241 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$274 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs4.6%Roads, transit and parking2.6%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

39%

of Florala'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$830 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$237 thousand
  • Gas supply$228 thousand
  • Sewer systems$191 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$174 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$804 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$441 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$279 thousand
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$211 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$94 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$31 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Florala. 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 Florala 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.