City government · Washington County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Nashville took in $8.2 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)56%State tax money35%City taxes7.0%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

35%

of Nashville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes7.0%

Property tax
6.0%$491 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$2.2 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$484 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$238 thousand
  • Garbage collection$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$2.8 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$148 thousand
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

52%

of Nashville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$2.1 million
  • Water supply$989 thousand
  • Sewer systems$356 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$960 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$960 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$926 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$926 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$848 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$677 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$390 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$246 thousand
  • Libraries$144 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

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.