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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Covington took in $661 thousand and spent $597 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)71%City taxes14%State tax money8.0%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

12%

of Covington's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes14%

Sales tax
12%$82 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$468 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$192 thousand
  • Water$162 thousand
  • Garbage collection$63 thousand
  • Sewer$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$53 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$6 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Fines
3.3%$22 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Running the government and other costs6.0%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

80%

of Covington'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
80%$476 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$306 thousand
  • Gas supply$104 thousand
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$53 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$36 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Covington. 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 City of Covington 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.