City government · Chambers County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lafayette took in $1.4 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other61%Fees for services39%

What stands out

60%

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

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$536 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$536 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other61%

Fines
60%$827 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs37%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

62%

of Lafayette'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
62%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$660 thousand
  • Fire protection$251 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$637 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)$324 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$184 thousand
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lafayette. 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 Lafayette 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.