City government · Muhlenberg County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Drakesboro took in $1.4 million and spent $187 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)86%State tax money7.9%City taxes5.6%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

86%

of Drakesboro'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 taxes5.6%

Other taxes
3.2%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.4%$33 thousand

Fees for services86%

Fees for services
86%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$657 thousand
  • Water$287 thousand
  • Sewer$210 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$109 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
80%$149 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and water supply
  • Gas supply$129 thousand
  • Water supply$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$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

City of Drakesboro. 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 Drakesboro 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.