Town government · Smith County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carthage took in $5.0 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money12%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes56%

Sales tax
36%$1.8 million
Property tax
12%$620 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$347 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$190 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$107 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$940 thousand
  • Sewer$512 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$583 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

31%

of Carthage'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$990 thousand
  • Water supply$437 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$900 thousand
  • Fire protection$458 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$718 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$718 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$420 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$318 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$214 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$214 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$71 thousand
Social services
0.8%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carthage. 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 Carthage 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.