Town government · Choctaw County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Silas took in $167 thousand and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Town taxes98%Fees for services1.8%Fines and other0.6%

Town taxes98%

Sales tax
51%$86 thousand
Other taxes
46%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$46 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs98%Roads, transit and parking2.2%

What stands out

98%

of Silas' 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
98%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Silas. 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 Silas 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.