Town government · Lauderdale County, AL

St. Florian's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), St. Florian took in $1.0 million and spent $507 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%Fines and other31%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.2%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes55%

Sales tax
36%$371 thousand
Other taxes
15%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$80 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.0%$41 thousand

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$108 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$8 thousand

Fines and other31%

Fines
31%$320 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

64%

of St. Florian'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
64%$322 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$180 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$124 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$124 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Florian. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of St. Florian 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.