Town government · Madison County, AL

Owens Cross Roads's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Owens Cross Roads took in $1.5 million and spent $521 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%Fees for services (sewer)18%Fines and other12%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes70%

Sales tax
44%$647 thousand
Other taxes
17%$258 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$64 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$51 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$24 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.0%$134 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$263 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$263 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other12%

Fines
7.7%$115 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.5%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs6.3%Roads, transit and parking0.8%

What stands out

46%

of Owens Cross Roads' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$246 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$157 thousand
  • Electric power$81 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$238 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$223 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$33 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Owens Cross Roads. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Owens Cross Roads 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.