Town government · Calhoun County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Altha took in $659 thousand and spent $689 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)27%Town taxes21%Fines and other11%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

21%

of Altha'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 taxes21%

Other taxes
21%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$57 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$181 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$98 thousand
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$256 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$10 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$70 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

49%

of Altha's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$337 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$337 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$137 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$70 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Altha. 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 Altha 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.