County government · Wilcox County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wilcox County took in $8.9 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money24%Fines and other10%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)4.5%Local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Wilcox County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
38%$3.4 million
Other taxes
11%$995 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 7 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$566 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$203 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$68 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$49 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$43 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$925 thousand
Individual income tax
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$399 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$257 thousand
  • Sewer$132 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$21 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.1 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$101 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$886 thousand
Fines
0.5%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Sent to other local governments7.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.6%

of Wilcox County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$372 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$800 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$607 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$154 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$441 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Gas supply$331 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.6%$406 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$259 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$147 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$394 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$91 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$62 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$62 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$39 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilcox 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 Wilcox 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.