Town government · Barbour County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Louisville took in $716 thousand and spent $784 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

47%

of Louisville's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes61%

Other taxes
47%$334 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$230 thousand
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$9 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$4 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$103 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$267 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$224 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$10 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

7.3%

of Louisville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$301 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$278 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$275 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$149 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$148 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$148 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Louisville. 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 Louisville 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.