ATHENS CITY finances
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ATHENS CITY
City or town in Alabama (Limestone County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 09/30); population 28,643.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $28.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $155.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $2.1 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $2.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $150.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $21.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $5.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $6.4 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $188.9 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $177.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $138.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $116.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $13.7 million |
| Gas Utilities | $10.5 million |
| Water Utilities | $9.6 million |
| Police Protection | $5.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $4.1 million |
| Central Staff | $3.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $2.1 million |
| General NEC | $1.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.2 million |
| Libraries | $156,000 |
| Judicial | $7,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $164.9 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $26.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $138.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $5.5 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $14.4 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $121.8 million |
| A93 | Gas Utilities Revenue | $13.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $2.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $4.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $7,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $3.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $4.6 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $156,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $5.4 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $3.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $465,000 |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $8.1 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $109.2 million |
| E93 | Gas Utilities-Current Oper | $8.3 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $9.1 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.5 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $1.5 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $7.2 million |
| F93 | Gas Utilities-Construction | $2.3 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $3.2 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $1.1 million |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $877,000 |
| I93 | Gas Utilities-Interest on Debt | $132,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $6.4 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $5.0 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $18.8 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $966,000 |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $725,000 |
| T16 | Tobacco Sales Tax | $483,000 |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $45,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.7 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $268,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $438,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $272,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $34,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.1 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 012083207518.