Town government · McMinn County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Calhoun took in $632 thousand and spent $416 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other55%Town taxes26%State tax money11%County and local tax money7.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.6%

What stands out

54%

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

Town taxes26%

Property tax

21%$135 thousand

Other taxes

4.4%$28 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses

Public utility taxes$21 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services

1.6%$10 thousand

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection

Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$69 thousand

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

7.0%$44 thousand

Fines and other55%

Fines

54%$340 thousand

Interest, rents and other

0.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

37%

of Calhoun's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

50%$209 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Government buildings$16 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

37%$155 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$141 thousand
Fire protection$7 thousand
Courts and legal services$7 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

5.3%$22 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

5.0%$21 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$21 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.7%$7 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$7 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.5%$2 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Calhoun. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Calhoun 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.