City government · Barren County, KY

Cave City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cave City took in $4.8 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fines and other26%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.0%

What stands out

31%

of Cave City's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes47%

Other taxes
31%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; insurance premium taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$967 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$342 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$121 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
10%$499 thousand
Property tax
4.5%$216 thousand
Business income tax
1.6%$77 thousand

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$383 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$211 thousand
  • Other service charges$168 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$916 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments26%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs18%Social services5.5%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

26%

of Cave City's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
26%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$800 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$675 thousand
  • Fire protection$125 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$778 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$753 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
Social services
5.5%$239 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$239 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$119 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cave City. 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 Cave City 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.