ZIP 35216 · Vestavia Hills, AL

Seven governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Alabama

$44.6 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money37%State taxes37%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)19%Fines and other6.2%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Alabama's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Alabama breakdown

State taxes37%

Individual income tax
12%$5.28 billion
Sales tax
10%$4.59 billion
Other taxes
9.2%$4.18 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 14 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$972 million
  • Public utility taxes$773 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$705 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$613 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$284 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$230 million
  • Corporation licenses$219 million
  • Tobacco taxes$132 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$71.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54.7 million
  • Driver's licenses$47.9 million
  • Severance taxes$38.3 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$25.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$14.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.6 million
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
4.8%$2.18 billion
Property tax
1.4%$621 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$8.53 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 11 more
  • Hospital bills$4.46 billion
  • College tuition$2.37 billion
  • University housing and dining$680 million
  • Liquor stores$530 million
  • Ports and waterways$197 million
  • Other service charges$141 million
  • Parks and recreation$59.2 million
  • Housing$46.4 million
  • Other education charges$29.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$10.9 million
  • Garbage collection$9.0 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Parking$580 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money37%

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

From the federal government
37%$16.9 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$224 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$2.66 billion
Fines
0.3%$148 million
Alabama page →

Where the money goes

Sent to local governments29%Schools and colleges22%Social services22%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

12%

of Alabama's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Alabama breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
29%$12.7 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: hospitals and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$8.98 billion
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$847 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$476 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$310 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$210 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$206 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$190 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$173 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$131 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$50.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$44.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$37.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$28.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$12.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$10.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$8.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$2.7 million
Schools and colleges
22%$10.0 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$7.33 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.13 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$964 million
  • Other education$577 million
Social services
22%$9.87 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$9.66 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$118 million
  • Welfare institutions$81.3 million
  • Veterans' services$12.8 million
Health and hospitals
12%$5.21 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.64 billion
  • Public health$570 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$2.18 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.97 billion
  • Ports and harbors$207 million
  • Airports$813 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$1.65 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$808 million
  • Courts and legal services$361 million
  • Police$240 million
  • Inspections and regulation$142 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$104 million
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$1.56 billion
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$723 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$599 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 million
  • Other government administration$87.8 million
  • Government buildings$7.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$657 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and water supply
  • Liquor stores$657 million
  • Water supply$95 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$327 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$266 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$266 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$89.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$79.9 million
  • Libraries$9.3 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$47.3 million
Alabama page →

Your county

Jefferson County

$693 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 98% of this ZIP is in Jefferson County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, hospital bills)32%Federal tax money5.0%State tax money2.9%Fines and other1.2%Local tax money0.1%
Full Jefferson County breakdown

What stands out

38%

of Jefferson County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes59%

Sales tax
38%$375 million
Property tax
17%$165 million
Other taxes
4.5%$44.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 7 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$11.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$10.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$9.6 million
  • Other licenses$8.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.0 million
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$627 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$309 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$97 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$314 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$263 million
  • Other service charges$47.5 million
  • Hospital bills$2.6 million
  • Parking$534 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$330 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$49.2 million

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$28.4 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$12.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$174 thousand
Jefferson County page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Health and hospitals20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt14%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

31%

of Jefferson County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Full Jefferson County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$215 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$214 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$993 thousand
Health and hospitals
20%$138 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$73.7 million
  • Public health$64.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$134 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$95.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$26.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$5.7 million
Interest on debt
14%$94.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$75.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$75.3 million
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$33.6 million
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$24.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.2 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Jefferson County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Vestavia Hills

$80.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 52% of this ZIP is in Vestavia Hills.

Where the money comes from

City taxes80%State tax money8.8%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.8%County and local tax money1.2%
Full Vestavia Hills breakdown

What stands out

37%

of Vestavia Hills' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes80%

Sales tax
37%$28.6 million
Property tax
27%$21.4 million
Other taxes
16%$12.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$201 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$167 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$165 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$149 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$83 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$820 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$6.9 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$969 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$4.9 million
Fines
1.2%$961 thousand
Vestavia Hills page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Interest on debt4.1%

What stands out

17%

of Vestavia Hills' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Full Vestavia Hills breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$31.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$16.2 million
  • Fire protection$14.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$797 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$698 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$17.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.1 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$14.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$14.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.1 million
  • Libraries$3.0 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$3.3 million
Vestavia Hills page →

City of Hoover

$141 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 26% of this ZIP is in Hoover.

Where the money comes from

City taxes77%State tax money9.2%Fines and other7.7%Fees for services (sewer)5.7%
Full Hoover breakdown

What stands out

60%

of Hoover's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes77%

Sales tax
60%$118 million
Other taxes
9.5%$18.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$11.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$976 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.1%$15.9 million

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$6.0 million
  • Sewer$5.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$18.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$13.5 million
Fines
0.8%$1.6 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

50%

of Hoover's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Full Hoover breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$69.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$31.0 million
  • Police$28.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$25.0 million
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)$10.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$23.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14.3 million
  • Libraries$8.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$11.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$4.4 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$139 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$139 thousand
Hoover page →

Your schools

Vestavia Hills City School District

$123 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 52% of this ZIP is in Vestavia Hills City School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money46%School district taxes38%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.2%County and local tax money4.0%

What stands out

5.2%

of Vestavia Hills City School District's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1.5%.

Full Vestavia Hills City School District breakdown

School district taxes38%

Property tax
38%$51.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$4.2 million
  • School lunches$2.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$62.8 million

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$5.5 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$8.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand
Vestavia Hills City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.1%Sent to other local governments<0.1%
Full Vestavia Hills City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$120 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$120 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$64 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$64 thousand
Vestavia Hills City School District page →

Hoover City School District

$237 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 25% of this ZIP is in Hoover City School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money45%School district taxes41%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.7%County and local tax money3.7%
Full Hoover City School District breakdown

What stands out

41%

of Hoover City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes41%

Property tax
41%$106 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$12.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$7.8 million
  • School lunches$4.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$89 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$118 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$9.6 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$14.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$16 thousand
Hoover City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.9%
Full Hoover City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$232 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$232 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$4.5 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$117 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$117 thousand
Hoover City School District page →

Jefferson County Board of Education

$521 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 18% of this ZIP is in Jefferson County Board of Education.

Where the money comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes22%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.0%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

70%

of Jefferson County Board of Education's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

Full Jefferson County Board of Education breakdown

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$130 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$9.6 million
  • School lunches$2.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$186 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$44 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$414 million

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%$9.0 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$26.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand
Jefferson County Board of Education page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.5%Sent to other local governments0.2%
Full Jefferson County Board of Education breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$512 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$512 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$7.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$980 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$980 thousand
Jefferson County Board of Education page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Alabama. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Jefferson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Vestavia Hills City School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

City of Vestavia Hills. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

City of Hoover. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Hoover City School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Jefferson County Board of Education. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.