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TUSCALOOSA CITY finances

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TUSCALOOSA CITY

City or town in Alabama (Tuscaloosa County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 09/30); population 110,602.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$159.6 millionT
Charges and fees$63.5 millionA
Other general revenue$25.0 millionU
From the federal government$16.7 millionB
From the state government$10.9 millionC
From local governments$25.2 millionD
Spending: current operations$203.6 millionE
Spending: construction$66.4 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$13.3 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$301.0 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$283.2 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$305.7 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
General NEC$74.6 million
Police Protection$40.8 million
Regular Highways$33.8 million
Local Fire Protection$32.2 million
Parks & Rec$20.4 million
Sewerage$15.5 million
Water Utilities$15.5 million
Financial Adm$10.7 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$6.3 million
Air Trans$6.2 million
Central Staff$5.7 million
Judicial$3.3 million
Libraries$2.0 million
Correction Insts$1.4 million
Transit Utilities$692,000
Health$671,000
Welfare NEC$203,000
Natural Resources NEC$8,000
Misc Comm Act$3,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$263.1 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$62.9 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$20.3 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$305.7 million
A01Air Transportation Charges$239,000
A50Housing & Comm Dev Charges$107,000
A80Sewerage Charges$30.6 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$2.0 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$30.6 million
B89Federal IG Other$16.7 million
C89State IG Other$10.9 million
D89Local IG Other$25.2 million
E01Air Trans Current Operation$758,000
E03Misc Comm Act-Current Oper$3,000
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$1.4 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$10.7 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$32.2 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$3.3 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$5.7 million
E32Health-Current Operation$671,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$33.6 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$6.3 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$2.0 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$8,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$20.4 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$39.9 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$203,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$15.5 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$14.7 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$15.5 million
E94Transit Utilities-Current Op$692,000
F01Air Trans Construction$5.5 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$119,000
F50Housing & Comm Dev-Constr$9,000
F62Police Protection-Construction$900,000
F89General NEC-Construction$59.9 million
I89General Interest on Debt$13.3 million
T01Property Tax$22.2 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$87.0 million
T10Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax$432,000
T13Motor Fuels Sales Tax$1.2 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$21.3 million
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$22.4 million
T29Other License Tax$5.1 million
U11Sale of Property 2/$28,000
U20Interest Earnings$2.4 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$2.6 million
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$19.9 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 012125160723.