Town government · Baldwin County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Silverhill took in $2.7 million and spent $251 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)16%

What stands out

74%

of Silverhill's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes84%

Other taxes
74%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Tobacco taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$246 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$33 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$30 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.0%$186 thousand
Property tax
3.4%$91 thousand

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$412 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$342 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

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

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$26 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Silverhill. 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 Silverhill 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.