City government · McCracken County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Paducah took in $211 million and spent $180 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%City taxes25%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money4.4%State tax money2.8%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

12%

of Paducah's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes25%

Individual income tax
12%$24.8 million
Other taxes
5.8%$12.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$7.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$287 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$243 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.5%$9.4 million
Business income tax
2.4%$5.1 million
Sales tax
0.9%$1.8 million

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$124 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$87.6 million
  • Water$16.0 million
  • Other service charges$9.3 million
  • Garbage collection$4.9 million
  • Housing$3.1 million
  • Transit fares$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$725 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand
  • College tuition$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$9.2 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$5.9 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$2.6 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$15.3 million
Fines
0.3%$620 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Housing and community development3.6%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

57%

of Paducah's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$103 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$82.8 million
  • Water supply$15.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$24.3 million
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)$15.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$16.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Fire protection$8.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$11.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
  • Public transit$4.0 million
Housing and community development
3.6%$6.4 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$6.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$5.2 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$6.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$2.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$208 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.0%$1.7 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$557 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$557 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Paducah. 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 City of Paducah 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.