County government · Walker County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Walker County took in $34.9 million and spent $23.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%County taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)6.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

62%

of Walker County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
28%$9.6 million
Other taxes
3.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Tobacco taxes$387 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$368 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$270 thousand
  • Severance taxes$82 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and airport
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Airport$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$21.7 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$170 thousand
Fines
0.2%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Interest on debt5.8%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

26%

of Walker County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$412 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$376 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
  • Airports$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.6 million
  • Government buildings$266 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$1.3 million
Social services
0.8%$177 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$177 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walker County. 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 Walker 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.