City government · Hart County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Horse Cave took in $2.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes78%State tax money15%Fees for services3.4%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

43%

of Horse Cave's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes78%

Individual income tax
43%$949 thousand
Other taxes
21%$464 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$357 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$317 thousand

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$75 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$333 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$62 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$28 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking20%Schools and colleges6.1%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

43%

of Horse Cave's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$531 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$432 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$356 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$353 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$241 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$241 thousand
Schools and colleges
6.1%$75 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$75 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Horse Cave. 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 Horse Cave 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.