Town government · Montgomery County, AL

Pike Road's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Pike Road took in $9.5 million and spent $8.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money26%Fees for services4.6%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

21%

of Pike Road's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes67%

Other taxes
24%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$850 thousand
  • Other licenses$613 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$413 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$202 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$122 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$40 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
22%$2.1 million
Sales tax
21%$2.0 million

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$441 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$441 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$255 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Interest on debt27%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%

What stands out

27%

of Pike Road's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
64%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
Interest on debt
27%$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$387 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$387 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$203 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$152 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$152 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pike Road. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Pike Road 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.