The budget in three numbers
Where it goes
Every dollar, accounted for.
Four big buckets, one click away from the detail. Filter by a strategic priority or search for a department.
Beyond the operating budget
Federal and cross-cycle investments.
On top of the $614.7M operating budget, the City is delivering more than $230 million in federal recovery funds, neighborhood grants, and a recent surplus plan. Here's where that money is going.
Where it comes from
Who pays for the city.
Most of Birmingham's budget is paid for by business activity inside the city. Sales, occupational license, and business permits do the heavy lifting.
Your tax dollar at work
For every dollar, here's the split.
A simple way to read the budget. Five plain-English buckets that add up to one dollar.
Your district
Find your slice of the budget.
Type your Birmingham address or pick your district. We'll show your council member, your district's $100,000 in projects, and a rough estimate of citywide investments per district.
About these numbers. Figures come straight from the FY27 Mayor's Proposed Operating Budget, transmitted to the City Council on March 19, 2026. The Council reviews, amends, and adopts the final budget; the proposed numbers may shift before final passage.
The full document, plus historical budgets and the city's open data portal, lives at data.birminghamal.gov. Questions about the operating budget can go to the Finance Department at (205) 254-2305.