City government · Macon County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tuskegee took in $14.0 million and spent $10.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Federal tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.8%State tax money5.8%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes66%

Sales tax
25%$3.5 million
Individual income tax
20%$2.8 million
Other taxes
18%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$688 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$667 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$368 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$346 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$140 thousand
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$121 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$90 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.4%$336 thousand

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$2.7 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$805 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.9%$124 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Sent to other local governments15%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

15%

of Tuskegee's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$240 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
15%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$523 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$448 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$288 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$644 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$644 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$337 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$186 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$186 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tuskegee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Tuskegee 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.