Town government · Lawrence County, AL

North Courtland's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2021), North Courtland took in $3.1 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended October 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)70%Town taxes30%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes30%

Sales tax
19%$583 thousand
Property tax
6.7%$205 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$20 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Gas$238 thousand
  • Water$182 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Garbage collection$66 thousand
  • Sewer$63 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$3 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

13%

of North Courtland's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 3 more
  • Electric power$771 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$197 thousand
  • Sewer systems$180 thousand
  • Gas supply$117 thousand
  • Water supply$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$685 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$356 thousand
  • Fire protection$252 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$402 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$379 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$332 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$237 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$280 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$261 thousand
  • Airports$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Courtland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 31, 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 Town of North Courtland 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.