County government · Webster County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Webster County took in $11.7 million and spent $12.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Federal tax money19%County taxes14%Fines and other7.0%Local tax money4.7%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.9%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes14%

Property tax
10%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.3%$387 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$268 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$68 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$458 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$412 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$2.3 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$6.0 million

Local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.7%$544 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$818 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

17%

of Webster County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$4.2 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$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$907 thousand
  • Government buildings$302 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Police$730 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$166 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$494 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$251 thousand
  • Sewer systems$243 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$180 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$180 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$154 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$91 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$91 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Webster County. 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 Webster 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.