City government · Crockett County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bells took in $8.7 million and spent $8.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Fees for services (water, gas)25%City taxes17%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other1.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

51%

of Bells' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes17%

Sales tax
9.0%$788 thousand
Property tax
6.7%$589 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and public utility taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$72 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 3 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Gas$883 thousand
  • Garbage collection$227 thousand
  • School lunches$35 thousand
  • Other school charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$23 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$4.5 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$456 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$75 thousand
Fines
0.2%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Running the government and other costs5.1%Roads, transit and parking2.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

58%

of Bells' spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$4.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$602 thousand
  • Water supply$447 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$233 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$568 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$478 thousand
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$429 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$341 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$196 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$57 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$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bells. 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 Bells 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.