City government · Autauga County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Prattville took in $80.3 million and spent $62.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes71%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)16%State tax money9.7%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes71%

Sales tax
47%$37.9 million
Other taxes
18%$14.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$904 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$498 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.6%$4.5 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Garbage collection$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$897 thousand
  • Airport$540 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$7.8 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$1.7 million
Fines
0.9%$747 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

36%

of Prattville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$22.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$346 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$19.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$9.8 million
  • Fire protection$8.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$517 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
  • Airports$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$4.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Libraries$742 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$2.3 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Prattville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Prattville 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.