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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Louisville took in $28.5 million and spent $30.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)65%State tax money15%City taxes8.9%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

65%

of Louisville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes8.9%

Property tax
8.4%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$18.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$13.7 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$490 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$1.9 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$4.4 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$1.2 million
Fines
0.3%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

58%

of Louisville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$17.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$13.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.9 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$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$815 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$601 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$301 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Louisville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Louisville 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.