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Mountain Brook's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Mountain Brook took in $55.8 million and spent $63.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes87%Fines and other8.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.0%State tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Mountain Brook's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes87%

Property tax
40%$22.1 million
Sales tax
29%$15.9 million
Other taxes
19%$10.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 7 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.5 million
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$886 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$358 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$261 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$96 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$609 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$184 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$614 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$4.1 million
Fines
1.4%$807 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

19%

of Mountain Brook's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$22.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$11.5 million
  • Police$10.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$708 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$365 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$134 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$15.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$12.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
  • Libraries$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$8.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$221 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mountain Brook. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Mountain Brook 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.