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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Birmingham took in $725 thousand and spent $493 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other38%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%City taxes16%State tax money7.4%County and local tax money4.4%Federal tax money4.3%

What stands out

38%

of Birmingham's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
9.7%$70 thousand
Sales tax
5.7%$41 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$216 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$102 thousand
  • Sewer$73 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$31 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$54 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$32 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$279 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Birmingham's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$201 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$128 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$23 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Birmingham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Birmingham 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.