Town government · Shelby County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Collierville took in $250 million and spent $239 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%Town taxes31%County and local tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%Fines and other6.3%

What stands out

19%

of Collierville's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

Town taxes31%

Property tax
17%$42.3 million
Sales tax
9.8%$24.5 million
Other taxes
4.1%$10.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Other licenses$4.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$682 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$489 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$37 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$32.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$9.7 million
  • Water$9.1 million
  • Other school charges$5.7 million
  • Garbage collection$5.5 million
  • School lunches$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$538 thousand
  • Other service charges$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$78.2 million

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$46.9 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$13.3 million
Fines
0.9%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

58%

of Collierville's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$140 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$140 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$34.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.4 million
  • Fire protection$13.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$26.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$9.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$12.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.2 million
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$8.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.5 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$3.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$222 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$749 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$749 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$104 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Collierville. 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 Town of Collierville 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.