Town government · Bibb County, AL

West Blocton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), West Blocton took in $2.7 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%Federal tax money23%Town taxes13%County and local tax money11%State tax money5.6%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes13%

Sales tax
6.7%$178 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility licenses$63 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$30 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$26 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$16 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.9%$25 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$872 thousand
  • Sewer$376 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$607 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$149 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$301 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.3%$7 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Interest on debt4.8%Roads, transit and parking1.3%

What stands out

67%

of West Blocton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$420 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$270 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$175 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$204 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$152 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$103 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Blocton. 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 West Blocton 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.