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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tallulah took in $8.0 million and spent $5.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%City taxes36%State tax money9.1%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes36%

Sales tax
21%$1.6 million
Property tax
8.3%$660 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$529 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$407 thousand
  • Other licenses$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$907 thousand
  • Housing$651 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$327 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$721 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$132 thousand
Fines
0.8%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Housing and community development14%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

14%

of Tallulah's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$660 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$961 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$552 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$335 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$890 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$585 thousand
  • Fire protection$305 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$774 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$564 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$564 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$311 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$162 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tallulah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Tallulah 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.