Town government · Marshall County, TN

Chapel Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chapel Hill took in $3.2 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%County and local tax money9.4%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money2.6%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
20%$634 thousand
Sales tax
16%$493 thousand
Other taxes
14%$432 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$216 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$216 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$462 thousand
  • Sewer$421 thousand
  • Garbage collection$100 thousand
  • Other service charges$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$81 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$74 thousand

County and local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.4%$297 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$67 thousand
Fines
0.5%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt3.1%Roads, transit and parking1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

41%

of Chapel Hill'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$794 thousand
  • Fire protection$619 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$671 thousand
  • Sewer systems$394 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$708 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$562 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chapel Hill. 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 Chapel Hill 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.