ZIP 36652 · Mobile, AL

Four 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
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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
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Your county

Mobile County

$369 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes53%Federal tax money16%State tax money14%Fines and other10%Fees for services6.8%Local tax money0.4%
Full Mobile County breakdown

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes53%

Property tax
25%$104 million
Sales tax
23%$95.6 million
Other taxes
4.9%$20.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$15.0 million
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$379 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$189 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$28.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$63.9 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$55.6 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$1.7 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$41.7 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

36%

of Mobile County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 17%.

Full Mobile County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$134 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$85.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$121 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$61.0 million
  • Fire protection$38.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
17%$63.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$23.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$11.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.0 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$7.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.8 million
Social services
1.1%$4.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.2 million
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Your city

City of Mobile

$473 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money4.3%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money<0.1%
Full Mobile breakdown

What stands out

45%

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

City taxes64%

Sales tax
45%$275 million
Other taxes
15%$90.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$45.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$27.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$11.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2.6 million
  • Tobacco taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.5%$27.7 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$166 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$96.2 million
  • Water$49.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$13.4 million
  • Other service charges$6.0 million
  • Transit fares$682 thousand
  • Parking$400 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$6.1 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$26.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$464 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$24.2 million
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Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

38%

of Mobile's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Full Mobile breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$180 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$116 million
  • Water supply$52.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$126 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$62.8 million
  • Fire protection$39.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$13.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$58.7 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$44.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.8 million
  • Government buildings$4.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$28.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$14.2 million
  • Public transit$13.9 million
  • Parking$766 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$23.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15.8 million
  • Libraries$7.5 million
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$18.8 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$18.8 million
Housing and community development
3.4%$16.1 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$12.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$10.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$8.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.7 million
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Your schools

Mobile County School District

$893 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes17%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)1.3%Federal tax money0.1%
Full Mobile County School District breakdown

What stands out

17%

of Mobile County School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$157 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$12.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$11.2 million
  • School lunches$928 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$1.2 million

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$695 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$18.7 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$43.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$31 thousand
Mobile County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.6%Sent to other local governments0.1%
Full Mobile County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$878 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$878 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$14.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.0 million
Mobile County School District 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.

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

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

Mobile County 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.