City government · Carroll County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carrollton took in $44.6 million and spent $45.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)90%City taxes3.9%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other1.3%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

90%

of Carrollton'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%.

City taxes3.9%

Other taxes
2.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$747 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$387 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.3%$574 thousand

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$40.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 4 more
  • Gas$32.4 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$558 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$1.1 million

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$287 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$619 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$560 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities90%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Running the government and other costs3.1%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

90%

of Carrollton'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
90%$40.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$32.0 million
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$523 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$372 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.1%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$788 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$607 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$977 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$977 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$249 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$249 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$69 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on gas supply debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on gas supply debt$29 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$15 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carrollton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Carrollton 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.