Town government · Fayette County, AL

Glen Allen's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Glen Allen took in $2.4 million and spent $43 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)91%Federal tax money4.7%Town taxes4.2%

What stands out

91%

of Glen Allen's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes4.2%

Other taxes
2.6%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and motor fuel taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.2%$28 thousand
Property tax
0.5%$11 thousand

Fees for services91%

Fees for services
91%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.7%$114 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Interest on debt16%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$24 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$12 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Glen Allen. 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 Glen Allen 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.