Town government · Hawkins County, TN

Bulls Gap's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bulls Gap took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money39%Town taxes28%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer)15%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes28%

Sales tax
15%$236 thousand
Property tax
13%$210 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$248 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$248 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money39%

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

From the federal government
39%$628 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$255 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
1.6%$25 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt1.6%Roads, transit and parking1.5%Police, fire, courts and jails<0.1%

What stands out

65%

of Bulls Gap'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
65%$974 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$974 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$459 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$209 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bulls Gap. 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 Town of Bulls Gap 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.