Town government · Blount County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Snead took in $2.0 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)58%Town taxes41%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes41%

Sales tax
28%$571 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$188 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$47 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.8%$76 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.6%$12 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Snead's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$564 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$377 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$427 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$407 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$136 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Snead. 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 Snead 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.