City government · Geneva County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Geneva took in $8.4 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%Fines and other13%State tax money11%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes55%

Sales tax
41%$3.5 million
Other taxes
9.1%$768 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$428 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$258 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$392 thousand

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$731 thousand
  • Sewer$635 thousand
  • Other service charges$414 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%$933 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
10%$884 thousand
Fines
2.7%$226 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Sent to other local governments14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

14%

of Geneva's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$152 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$857 thousand
  • Sewer systems$453 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$388 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$820 thousand
  • Fire protection$232 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$513 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$484 thousand
  • Libraries$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$484 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$484 thousand
Social services
1.4%$115 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$115 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$106 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$68 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Geneva. 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 Geneva 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.