Town government · Dale County, AL

Level Plains's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Level Plains took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)35%Fines and other26%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes38%

Sales tax
21%$301 thousand
Other taxes
12%$162 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$66 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.9%$69 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$497 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$494 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$6 thousand

Fines and other26%

Fines
14%$190 thousand
Interest, rents and other
13%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs7.0%Health and hospitals0.5%Roads, transit and parking0.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

69%

of Level Plains' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
69%$801 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$720 thousand
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$269 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$226 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$82 thousand
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$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Level Plains. 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 Town of Level Plains 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.