City government · Etowah County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Southside took in $7.4 million and spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fines and other41%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes58%

Sales tax
25%$1.8 million
Other taxes
17%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$613 thousand
  • Other licenses$475 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$125 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$36 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.2%$607 thousand
Individual income tax
7.9%$590 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$56 thousand

Fines and other41%

Interest, rents and other
39%$2.9 million
Fines
2.2%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

50%

of Southside'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$107 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$551 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$551 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$491 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$491 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$375 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$343 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Southside. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Southside 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.