County government · Menifee County, KY

Menifee County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Menifee County took in $7.7 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money34%State tax money29%County taxes20%Fines and other13%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.0%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

34%

of Menifee County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes20%

Individual income tax
8.0%$615 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$598 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$515 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.0%$305 thousand

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$306 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$179 thousand
  • Other service charges$115 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money34%

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

From the federal government
34%$2.6 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$2.2 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$26 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Health and hospitals18%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

22%

of Menifee County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$288 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$418 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$464 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$301 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$107 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$464 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$464 thousand
Social services
3.3%$304 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$204 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$100 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$271 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$271 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Menifee County. 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 Menifee County 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.