County government · Tallapoosa County, AL

Tallapoosa County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Tallapoosa County took in $10.8 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.1%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Tallapoosa County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes70%

Property tax
61%$6.6 million
Other taxes
7.5%$811 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$584 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$212 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.4%$154 thousand

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$547 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$547 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$17 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$133 thousand
Fines
1.0%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

51%

of Tallapoosa County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$785 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$528 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$118 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$838 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tallapoosa County. 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 Tallapoosa County 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.