ZIP 35476 · Northport, AL

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 35476: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Alabama governments, the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 35476?
35476 is served by the State of Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa County School District, the City of Northport, Tuscaloosa City School District and the City of Tuscaloosa. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Alabama spent $44.6 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Tuscaloosa County spent $122 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Tuscaloosa County School District spent $276 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025), City of Northport spent $57.2 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Tuscaloosa City School District spent $196 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025) and City of Tuscaloosa spent $283 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 35476?
Of the governments serving 35476, State of Alabama collected $621 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Tuscaloosa County collected $42.6 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), City of Tuscaloosa collected $22.2 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and City of Northport collected $4.1 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 35476.

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

See the full budget for: Tuscaloosa County, Northport, Tuscaloosa and Tuscaloosa County School District

Why not this year? Alabama governments with newer filings show school system figures from the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 35476

State of Alabama$621 million

1.4% of its $45.4 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Tuscaloosa County$42.6 million

33% of its $130 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

City of Tuscaloosa$22.2 million

7.4% of its $301 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

City of Northport$4.1 million

6.3% of its $66.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Tuscaloosa County

$122 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Current adopted budget

The County Commission approved a $180 million balanced budget for the year ending September 30, 2027, according to the county's announcement. The county has not posted the budget document itself, so no breakdown is shown. Tuscaloosa County's website.

From Tuscaloosa County's own figures. A budget counts money differently from the Census figures below, so the two are not directly comparable.

Where the money comes from

County taxes60%Fines and other15%State tax money14%Fees for services (road charges)6.9%Local tax money3.5%Federal tax money<0.1%
Full Tuscaloosa County breakdown

What stands out

20%

of Tuscaloosa County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
33%$42.6 million
Sales tax
20%$26.4 million
Other taxes
7.1%$9.2 million
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 6 more
  • Severance taxes$2.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.3 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.1 million
  • Tobacco taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$677 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$329 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$8.9 million
  • Road charges$18 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%$99 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$18.5 million

Local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.5%$4.6 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$19.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$35 thousand
Tuscaloosa County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

24%

of Tuscaloosa County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Full Tuscaloosa County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$41.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$22.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$14.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$619 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$40.2 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)$27.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$29.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$10.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$649 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$649 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$634 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$634 thousand
Social services
0.3%$358 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$358 thousand
Tuscaloosa County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Northport

$57.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 60% of this ZIP is in Northport.

Current adopted budget

General fund: $53.5 million in spending and $53.6 million in revenue for the year ending September 30, 2027, adopted by the City Council on September 21, 2026. Biggest sources: city sales tax $24.5 million, business licenses $7.9 million, county sales tax $6.0 million and property tax $5.9 million. Biggest costs: fire $11.0 million, police $10.7 million and public works $8.1 million. Read Northport's adopted budget.

From Northport's own figures. A budget counts money differently from the Census figures below, so the two are not directly comparable.

Where the money comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%State tax money13%Fines and other13%
Full Northport breakdown

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes53%

Sales tax
35%$23.0 million
Other taxes
12%$7.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$743 thousand
  • Other licenses$310 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.3%$4.1 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$14.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Water$6.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$331 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$8.6 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
10%$6.9 million
Fines
2.2%$1.4 million
Northport page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

28%

of Northport's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Full Northport breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$21.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$9.4 million
  • Fire protection$8.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
28%$16.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$8.3 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$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$8.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Water supply$4.0 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$1.4 million
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$1.4 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$675 thousand
Northport page →

City of Tuscaloosa

$283 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 25% of this ZIP is in Tuscaloosa.

Where the money comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%County and local tax money8.4%Fines and other8.3%Federal tax money5.6%State tax money3.6%
Full Tuscaloosa breakdown

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes53%

Sales tax
29%$87.0 million
Other taxes
17%$50.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$22.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$21.3 million
  • Other licenses$5.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$432 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.4%$22.2 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$63.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$30.6 million
  • Water$30.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Airport$239 thousand
  • Housing$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$16.7 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$10.9 million

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$25.2 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$22.4 million
Fines
0.9%$2.6 million
Tuscaloosa page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

32%

of Tuscaloosa's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Full Tuscaloosa breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$91.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$74.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$77.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$40.8 million
  • Fire protection$32.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$40.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$33.8 million
  • Airports$6.2 million
  • Public transit$692 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$31.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$15.5 million
  • Water supply$15.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$22.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20.4 million
  • Libraries$2.0 million
Interest on debt
4.7%$13.3 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$6.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$671 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$671 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$203 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$203 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Tuscaloosa page →

Your schools

Tuscaloosa County School District

$276 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended September 30, 2025), from the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

About 74% of this ZIP is in Tuscaloosa County School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money64%School district taxes26%Federal tax money9.6%
Full Tuscaloosa County School District breakdown

School district taxes26%

Local taxes and other local revenue
26%$73.6 million

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$26.9 million

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$179 million
Tuscaloosa County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.9%
Full Tuscaloosa County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$268 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.9%$8.1 million
Tuscaloosa County School District page →

Tuscaloosa City School District

$196 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended September 30, 2025), from the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

About 26% of this ZIP is in Tuscaloosa City School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes39%Federal tax money12%
Full Tuscaloosa City School District breakdown

School district taxes39%

Local taxes and other local revenue
39%$77.1 million

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$24.4 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$97.5 million
Tuscaloosa City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.8%
Full Tuscaloosa City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$186 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.8%$9.4 million
Tuscaloosa City School District page →

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 →
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.

Tuscaloosa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Tuscaloosa County School District. Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, audited Board of Education financial statements, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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

Tuscaloosa City School District. Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, audited Board of Education financial statements, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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

How these figures are counted. Alabama school system figures are from each system's audited financial statements, as published by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, for the fiscal year ended September 30 (2025 for most systems). They cover governmental funds. The audit reports local taxes and other local revenue as one amount, so it is shown here as one line. Transfers between funds and borrowing are not counted, and spending includes construction. Spending is grouped as education and debt payments.

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.