City government · Hardeman County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bolivar took in $12.2 million and spent $27.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)55%City taxes27%County and local tax money17%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes27%

Sales tax
16%$2.0 million
Property tax
7.1%$871 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$380 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$349 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$3.4 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$680 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$54 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$2.0 million

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.8%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities84%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Running the government and other costs0.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

84%

of Bolivar'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
84%$22.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$17.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$680 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$632 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$532 thousand
  • Libraries$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.3%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bolivar. 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 Bolivar 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.