City government · Jefferson County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Pinson took in $4.8 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded yearEstimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes86%Fines and other6.1%State tax money5.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.9%

What stands out

56%

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

City taxes86%

Sales tax
56%$2.7 million
Other taxes
30%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$566 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$264 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$213 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$199 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$116 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$86 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$282 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$288 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Interest on debt1.4%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

66%

of Pinson'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
66%$3.2 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$531 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$818 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$721 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$520 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$265 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$255 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$247 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$247 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pinson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. 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 City of Pinson 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.