City government · Baldwin County, AL

Orange Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Orange Beach took in $33.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes100%

What stands out

60%

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

City taxes100%

Sales tax
60%$20.2 million
Other taxes
20%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$103 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$103 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$6.5 million

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$2.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Orange Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Orange Beach 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.