Town government · Brown County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nashville took in $4.7 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)64%State tax money20%Town taxes14%Fines and other0.8%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

64%

of Nashville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes14%

Property tax
8.2%$384 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$253 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$15 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$954 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$13 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$32 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs26%Interest on debt5.6%Housing and community development3.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

58%

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
58%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$956 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$734 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$222 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$205 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$110 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
  • Toll roads and bridges$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Nashville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.