Town government · Franklin County, AL

Phil Campbell's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Phil Campbell took in $904 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other11%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes57%

Sales tax
28%$254 thousand
Other taxes
20%$181 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; tobacco taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$156 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$15 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$8 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.4%$76 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Gas$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$28 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$138 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$67 thousand
Fines
3.8%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

63%

of Phil Campbell's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
63%$651 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$509 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$190 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$161 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Social services
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Phil Campbell. 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 Phil Campbell 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.