ATHENS CITY finances
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ATHENS CITY
City or town in Alabama (Limestone County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 09/30); population 28,661.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $33.3 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $166.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $5.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $2.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $162.6 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $25.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $4.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $6.2 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $208.0 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $193.1 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $85.9 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $122.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $18.4 million |
| Gas Utilities | $10.9 million |
| Water Utilities | $10.0 million |
| Police Protection | $6.3 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $4.7 million |
| Central Staff | $4.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.9 million |
| General NEC | $2.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $2.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.3 million |
| Libraries | $181,000 |
| Judicial | $8,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $112.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $26.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $85.9 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $7.2 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $15.3 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $129.5 million |
| A93 | Gas Utilities Revenue | $14.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $2.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.3 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $4.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $8,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $4.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $5.3 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $181,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.4 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $6.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $3.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $539,000 |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $8.6 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $116.1 million |
| E93 | Gas Utilities-Current Oper | $8.8 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $13.1 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $2.1 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $6.8 million |
| F93 | Gas Utilities-Construction | $2.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $3.3 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $838,000 |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $656,000 |
| I93 | Gas Utilities-Interest on Debt | $99,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $6.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $5.8 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $21.8 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $1.1 million |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $837,000 |
| T16 | Tobacco Sales Tax | $558,000 |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $52,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $3.2 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $718,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $1.2 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $726,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $92,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $3.0 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 012083207518.