County government · Calloway County, KY

Calloway County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Calloway County took in $17.8 million and spent $13.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money30%County taxes30%Federal tax money28%Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)5.8%Local tax money3.2%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

28%

of Calloway County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
21%$3.7 million
Other taxes
9.4%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$871 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$350 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$236 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$213 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 1 more
  • Other service charges$828 thousand
  • Hospital bills$193 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$5.0 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$5.3 million

Local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.2%$575 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$512 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Health and hospitals12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

29%

of Calloway County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Airports$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$531 thousand
  • Government buildings$525 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$210 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$199 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$489 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$489 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$143 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$143 thousand
Social services
0.1%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calloway County. 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 Calloway County 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.