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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Knoxville took in $15.8 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, housing)25%Federal tax money18%State tax money7.5%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
31%$4.9 million
Sales tax
9.9%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.6%$888 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$727 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$119 thousand
  • Other licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Housing$191 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$2.8 million

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$481 thousand
Fines
0.2%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals11%All other spending15%

What stands out

11%

of Knoxville's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
24%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$386 thousand
  • Government buildings$207 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$140 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Airports$799 thousand
  • Parking$157 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$718 thousand
  • Libraries$446 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$612 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$270 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$247 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$247 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Knoxville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Knoxville 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.