City government · Todd County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Guthrie took in $2.1 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes40%State tax money9.5%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

6.1%

of Guthrie's money comes from business income taxes.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes40%

Property tax
21%$437 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$114 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
6.1%$127 thousand
Individual income tax
5.0%$103 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$909 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$420 thousand
  • Sewer$312 thousand
  • Garbage collection$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Gas$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$197 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$54 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$48 thousand
Fines
2.1%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Sent to other local governments3.1%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

52%

of Guthrie'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
52%$961 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$500 thousand
  • Water supply$435 thousand
  • Gas supply$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$357 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$310 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$246 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$58 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$58 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$45 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on gas supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$19 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Guthrie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Guthrie 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.