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OPELIKA CITY finances

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OPELIKA CITY

City or town in Alabama (Lee County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 09/30); population 32,787.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$94.0 millionT
Charges and fees$83.3 millionA
Other general revenue$8.8 millionU
From the federal government$672,000B
From the state government$2.2 millionC
From local governments$15,000D
Spending: current operations$126.2 millionE
Spending: construction$39.6 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$6.6 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$188.9 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$172.4 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$198.1 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Electric Utilities$44.7 million
General NEC$33.6 million
Parks & Rec$14.6 million
Police Protection$12.8 million
Sewerage$10.7 million
Regular Highways$10.3 million
Water Utilities$9.3 million
Local Fire Protection$6.9 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$6.8 million
Solid Waste Mgt$5.1 million
Central Staff$3.4 million
Libraries$1.3 million
Hospitals$1.2 million
Financial Adm$1.2 million
Welfare Insts$853,000
Health$754,000
Judicial$718,000
Protective Inspection$596,000
Misc Comm Act$264,000
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$236,000
Correction Insts$225,000
Air Trans$138,000
Correction NEC$109,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$188.1 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$4.0 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$192.1 million
61VShort Term Debt O/S-Beginning$6.5 million
64VShort Term Debt O/S-End of FY$6.0 million
A03Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges$2.3 million
A44Regular Highway Charges$47,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$1.7 million
A80Sewerage Charges$5.9 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$4.7 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$2.7 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$16.0 million
A92Electric Utilities Revenue$49.8 million
B89Federal IG Other$672,000
C89State IG Other$2.2 million
D89Local IG Other$15,000
E01Air Trans Current Operation$138,000
E03Misc Comm Act-Current Oper$264,000
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$225,000
E05Correction NEC-Current Oper$109,000
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$1.2 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$6.3 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$718,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$3.4 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$988,000
E32Health-Current Operation$754,000
E36Hospitals-Current Oper$1.2 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$2.1 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$236,000
E52Libraries-Current Operation$1.3 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$7.1 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$11.4 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$596,000
E77Welfare Insts-Curr Operation$853,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$2.3 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$3.1 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$31.5 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$9.3 million
E92Electric Utilities-Current Op$41.3 million
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$604,000
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$5.9 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$8.2 million
F52Libraries-Construction$65,000
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$7.6 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$1.4 million
F80Sewerage-Construction$8.3 million
F81Solid Waste Mgt-Construction$2.0 million
F89General NEC-Construction$2.1 million
F92Electric Utilities-Constr$3.4 million
I89General Interest on Debt$2.8 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$2.7 million
I92Electric Utilities-Interest$1.1 million
T01Property Tax$17.3 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$49.1 million
T10Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax$34,000
T13Motor Fuels Sales Tax$963,000
T15Public Utilities Tax$570,000
T16Tobacco Sales Tax$67,000
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$923,000
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$20.3 million
T29Other License Tax$4.7 million
U01Special Assessments$22,000
U11Sale of Property 2/$1.5 million
U20Interest Earnings$3.9 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$467,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$231,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$2.6 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 012081160663.