ZIP 35632 · Florence, AL

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 35632: 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, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 35632?
35632 is served by the State of Alabama, Lauderdale County, the City of Florence and Florence City School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Alabama spent $44.6 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Lauderdale County spent $49.5 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), City of Florence spent $246 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and Florence City School District spent $80.2 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 35632?
Of the governments serving 35632, State of Alabama collected $621 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Florence City School District collected $17.4 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Lauderdale County collected $14.7 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and City of Florence collected $4.7 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 35632.

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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: Lauderdale County, Florence and Florence City School District

Why not this year? Each 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 35632

State of Alabama$621 million

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

Florence City School District$17.4 million

19% of its $90.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Lauderdale County$14.7 million

27% of its $55.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

City of Florence$4.7 million

1.7% of its $276 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

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

Lauderdale County

$49.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

County taxes34%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)18%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other7.9%Local tax money1.8%
Full Lauderdale County breakdown

What stands out

7.4%

of Lauderdale County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
27%$14.7 million
Other taxes
7.4%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$985 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$791 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$591 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$275 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$172 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$6.0 million
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$4.9 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$16.2 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$980 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$4.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand
Lauderdale County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

15%

of Lauderdale County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Full Lauderdale County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$956 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$368 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$13.2 million
  • Airports$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$11.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.6 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$795 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$795 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$740 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$740 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$562 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$342 thousand
  • Libraries$220 thousand
Social services
0.5%$226 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$226 thousand
Lauderdale County page →

Your city

City of Florence

$246 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)66%City taxes28%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money2.4%
Full Florence breakdown

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
23%$63.9 million
Other taxes
3.0%$8.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor fuel taxes and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$892 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$168 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$114 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.7%$4.7 million

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$181 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$138 million
  • Gas$16.4 million
  • Water$13.5 million
  • Sewer$10.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Parking$161 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%$84 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$6.6 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$9.7 million
Fines
0.5%$1.4 million
Florence page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs7.7%Sent to other local governments7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

64%

of Florence's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Full Florence breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$158 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$126 million
  • Gas supply$15.4 million
  • Water supply$10.2 million
  • Sewer systems$6.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$27.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$13.9 million
  • Fire protection$11.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$802 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$753 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$490 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$18.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$646 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.1%$17.5 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$17.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$12.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
  • Parking$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$4.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$904 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$136 thousand
Florence page →

Your schools

Florence City School District

$80.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes19%County and local tax money18%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.4%

What stands out

18%

of Florence City School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

Full Florence City School District breakdown

School district taxes19%

Property tax
19%$17.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$334 thousand
  • School lunches$259 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$52.2 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$16.8 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$2.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand
Florence City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.5%Sent to other local governments<0.1%
Full Florence City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$78.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$78.2 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$67 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$67 thousand
Florence 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.

Lauderdale 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.

City of Florence. 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.

Florence 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.

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.