Town government · Tuscaloosa County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Vance took in $1.8 million and spent $326 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes94%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.5%

What stands out

58%

of Vance'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%.

Town taxes94%

Other taxes
58%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$669 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$322 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$23 thousand
  • Severance taxes$23 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
36%$662 thousand

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails100%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
100%$326 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$259 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vance. 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 Vance 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.