City government · Jefferson County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Homewood took in $92.3 million and spent $70.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes90%Fines and other5.0%State tax money2.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.1%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

48%

of Homewood's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes90%

Sales tax
48%$44.5 million
Property tax
29%$27.0 million
Other taxes
13%$12.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$2.8 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$722 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$377 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$372 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$976 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$2.1 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$3.4 million
Fines
1.4%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

42%

of Homewood's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$29.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$26.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$538 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$25.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$13.1 million
  • Fire protection$9.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$638 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Libraries$3.5 million
Interest on debt
6.5%$4.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$512 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$512 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$407 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$407 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Homewood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Homewood 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.