City government · Cleburne County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Heflin took in $4.3 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes77%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%State tax money8.5%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes77%

Sales tax
39%$1.7 million
Other taxes
25%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$766 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$177 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$62 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$34 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$26 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$571 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$499 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$241 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
  • Other service charges$90 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$364 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt7.0%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

16%

of Heflin's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$793 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$380 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$269 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$122 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$561 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$561 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$512 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$512 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$244 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$205 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$205 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Heflin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 City of Heflin 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.