County government · Owen County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Owen County took in $7.6 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%State tax money34%Fees for services (transit fares, garbage collection)16%Fines and other9.5%Federal tax money5.1%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

of Owen County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes36%

Other taxes
23%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$164 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$58 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$39 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$941 thousand

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; transit fares and 1 more
  • Other service charges$570 thousand
  • Transit fares$465 thousand
  • Garbage collection$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$389 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$2.6 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$27 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$726 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals26%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs14%Social services11%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

26%

of Owen County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
26%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$929 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$333 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$97 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$541 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$408 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
Social services
11%$839 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$839 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$355 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$355 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$260 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$260 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Owen 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 Owen 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.