County government · Marshall County, AL

Marshall County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Marshall County took in $28.4 million and spent $33.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money37%Fines and other12%Fees for services7.4%

What stands out

37%

of Marshall County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
41%$11.6 million
Other taxes
2.2%$625 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$262 thousand
  • Other licenses$102 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$87 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$87 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$10.6 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking22%Social services1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

46%

of Marshall County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$15.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.8 million
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$222 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Social services
1.4%$480 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$480 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$421 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$240 thousand
  • Libraries$181 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$217 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$186 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$186 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marshall County. 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 Marshall County 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.