City government · Covington County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Opp took in $23.8 million and spent $23.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)56%City taxes24%State tax money7.9%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes24%

Sales tax
15%$3.7 million
Other taxes
5.1%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$447 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$353 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$133 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$109 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$74 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$60 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.7%$889 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$13.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$9.8 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$686 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$995 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$41 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.6 million
Fines
0.6%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs5.3%All other spending10%

What stands out

11%

of Opp'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
39%$9.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.0 million
  • Water supply$886 thousand
  • Sewer systems$851 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$512 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Libraries$664 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$748 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$270 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$86 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$712 thousand
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$712 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$550 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$550 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Opp. 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 Opp 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.