City government · Colbert County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sheffield took in $172 million and spent $106 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)90%City taxes4.4%State tax money4.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

90%

of Sheffield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes4.4%

Sales tax
3.3%$5.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$670 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$622 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.4%$649 thousand

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$156 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 3 more
  • Electric power$139 million
  • Gas$5.9 million
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$7.4 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$822 thousand
Fines
0.3%$531 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities87%Running the government and other costs4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Interest on debt2.0%Health and hospitals1.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

87%

of Sheffield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
87%$92.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$81.8 million
  • Gas supply$3.8 million
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$837 thousand
  • Fire protection$835 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$789 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$2.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$805 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$183 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$687 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$687 thousand
Social services
0.6%$667 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$667 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$139 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sheffield. 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 Sheffield 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.