BIRMINGHAM CITY finances
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BIRMINGHAM CITY
City or town in Alabama (Jefferson County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 206,950.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $501.2 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $229.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $23.3 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $103.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $588.6 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $79.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $59.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $856.8 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $728.1 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.6 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Water Utilities | $160.3 million |
| Police Protection | $109.2 million |
| General NEC | $101.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $73.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $45.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $36.8 million |
| Financial Adm | $36.0 million |
| Central Staff | $32.9 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $25.6 million |
| Judicial | $14.3 million |
| Libraries | $12.1 million |
| Protective Inspection | $11.7 million |
| Parking | $8.0 million |
| Health | $1.0 million |
| Correction Insts | $439,000 |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $14,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.6 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $544.7 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $516.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.6 billion |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $8.1 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $23.5 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $195.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $103.3 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $439,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $36.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $73.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $14.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $32.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $14,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $45.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $25.6 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $12.1 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $8.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $36.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $109.2 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $11.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $79.0 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $103.7 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $1.0 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $22.2 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $56.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $21.4 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $38.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $76.8 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $208.4 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $2.3 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $17.8 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $5.7 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $65.6 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $14.7 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $109.9 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $7.7 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $3.0 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $12.6 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 012073225038.