Town government · Lamar County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Millport took in $1.0 million and spent $636 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%Town taxes46%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes46%

Sales tax
23%$234 thousand
Other taxes
18%$183 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$161 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$13 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$7 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.0%$51 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$546 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$285 thousand
  • Sewer$199 thousand
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
1.1%$11 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%

What stands out

16%

of Millport'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$289 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
  • Water supply$107 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$105 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$105 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Millport. 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 Millport 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.