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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kennesaw took in $41.9 million and spent $39.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%County and local tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money3.8%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

21%

of Kennesaw's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
33%$13.9 million
Other taxes
19%$8.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$489 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$182 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$167 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$447 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$1.6 million

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$502 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$8.9 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.3 million
Fines
1.8%$761 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries30%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

30%

of Kennesaw's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
30%$11.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$9.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$654 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$585 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$246 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$894 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kennesaw. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Kennesaw 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.