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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Moulton took in $11.5 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)49%City taxes39%County and local tax money4.8%State tax money3.8%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes39%

Sales tax
28%$3.2 million
Other taxes
9.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$455 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$292 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$144 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$78 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$65 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$36 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.7%$199 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 5 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Gas$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$765 thousand
  • Sewer$764 thousand
  • Garbage collection$263 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$439 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$550 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
1.7%$196 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Interest on debt4.7%Roads, transit and parking1.0%

What stands out

57%

of Moulton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$420 thousand
  • Government buildings$195 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$937 thousand
  • Fire protection$367 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$148 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$96 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$760 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$402 thousand
  • Sewer systems$317 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$428 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$428 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$346 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on gas supply debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$306 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moulton. 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 City of Moulton 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.