City government · Howard County, AR

Nashville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Nashville took in $6.6 million and spent $5.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%County and local tax money13%Fines and other9.6%State tax money7.8%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

32%

of Nashville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes42%

Sales tax

32%$2.1 million

Other taxes

6.7%$441 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses

Public utility taxes$418 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

3.6%$239 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services

25%$1.7 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more

Water$589 thousand
Sewer$573 thousand
Garbage collection$296 thousand
Parks and recreation$197 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

2.9%$195 thousand

State tax money7.8%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

7.8%$517 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

13%$856 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Fines

5.3%$350 thousand

Interest, rents and other

4.3%$284 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs5.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

19%

of Nashville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

36%$2.1 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$1.8 million
Fire protection$333 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

27%$1.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$644 thousand
Sewer systems$498 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$476 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

19%$1.1 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1.1 million

Roads, transit and parking

11%$647 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$647 thousand

Running the government and other costs

5.8%$343 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand

Interest on debt

0.7%$44 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$34 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.3%$20 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$20 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nashville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Nashville itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.