City government · Giles County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ardmore took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%County and local tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.2%Fines and other3.2%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes66%

Sales tax
41%$805 thousand
Other taxes
21%$411 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$336 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.1%$81 thousand

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$180 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$180 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$45 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$381 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$42 thousand
Fines
1.0%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

50%

of Ardmore's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$903 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$502 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$124 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$372 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$334 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$248 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$248 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$180 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$55 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$55 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ardmore. 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 Ardmore 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.