City government · Chambers County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Valley took in $15.0 million and spent $12.3 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 taxes82%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.7%Fines and other5.5%State tax money3.8%

What stands out

64%

of Valley's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes82%

Sales tax
64%$9.6 million
Other taxes
18%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$684 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$817 thousand
  • Other service charges$494 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$568 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$682 thousand
Fines
0.9%$140 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

34%

of Valley's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$794 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$794 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$397 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$920 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$920 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$748 thousand
Housing and community development
3.0%$368 thousand
Social services
1.8%$218 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$218 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Valley. 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 Valley 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.