Town government · Crockett County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alamo took in $8.2 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%County and local tax money7.5%Town taxes6.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

70%

of Alamo's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes6.8%

Property tax
6.1%$500 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$57 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$465 thousand
  • Sewer$463 thousand
  • Garbage collection$220 thousand
  • Other school charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$5.7 million

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$617 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges88%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Running the government and other costs1.2%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

88%

of Alamo's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$5.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$466 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$226 thousand
  • Sewer systems$180 thousand
  • Water supply$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$213 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$195 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.2%$81 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alamo. 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 Town of Alamo 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.