BESSEMER CITY finances
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BESSEMER CITY
City or town in Alabama (Jefferson County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 09/30); population 25,264.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $74.1 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $72.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $13.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $1.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $11.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $129.6 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $5.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $2.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $173.0 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $137.3 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $44.5 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $39.6 million |
| Water Utilities | $16.6 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $15.8 million |
| Police Protection | $14.1 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $13.8 million |
| General NEC | $7.8 million |
| Central Staff | $6.3 million |
| Air Trans | $5.2 million |
| Financial Adm | $5.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $3.9 million |
| Judicial | $3.2 million |
| Health | $2.5 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $866,000 |
| Sewerage | $226,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $46.5 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $44.5 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $3.0 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $119,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.3 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $189,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $2.4 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $23.9 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $41.3 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $1.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $11.6 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $5.2 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $866,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $5.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $13.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $3.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $6.3 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $2.5 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $15.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $3.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $14.0 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $226,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $2.7 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $16.6 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $39.6 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $103,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $86,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $5.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $2.4 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $10.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $45.4 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $624,000 |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $905,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $306,000 |
| T16 | Tobacco Sales Tax | $45,000 |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $149,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $4.9 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $939,000 |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $10.8 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $102,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $3.8 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $9.8 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 012073160637.