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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Huntsville took in $8.1 million and spent $7.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)68%City taxes18%Fines and other10%State tax money2.7%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes18%

Sales tax
12%$983 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$363 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$353 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.2%$98 thousand

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Sewer$842 thousand
  • Airport$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$223 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$141 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
5.1%$417 thousand
Interest, rents and other
5.1%$413 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Interest on debt7.0%Running the government and other costs2.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

68%

of Huntsville'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
68%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$728 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$646 thousand
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$164 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$527 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$419 thousand
  • Airports$108 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$500 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.9%$205 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Huntsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Huntsville 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.