City government · Colbert County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Tuscumbia took in $12.4 million and spent $9.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%State tax money35%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

41%

of Tuscumbia'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%.

City taxes51%

Other taxes
41%$5.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$622 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$221 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$127 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$112 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$98 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$1.3 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
  • Other service charges$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$4.3 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$271 thousand
Fines
0.4%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

43%

of Tuscumbia's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$252 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$821 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$185 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$823 thousand
  • Libraries$179 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$848 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$687 thousand
  • Public transit$161 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$844 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$844 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$249 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tuscumbia. 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 City of Tuscumbia 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.