City government · Putnam County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cookeville took in $575 million and spent $529 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)82%State tax money8.5%City taxes6.5%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

82%

of Cookeville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes6.5%

Sales tax
3.4%$19.7 million
Property tax
1.8%$10.4 million
Other taxes
1.2%$7.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$977 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$284 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$474 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$372 million
  • Electric power$59.6 million
  • Water$22.0 million
  • Gas$17.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$290 thousand
  • Other service charges$241 thousand
  • Road charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$48.9 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$110 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$15.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$441 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

78%

of Cookeville's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
78%$414 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$413 million
  • Public health$605 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$72.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$49.0 million
  • Gas supply$12.2 million
  • Water supply$8.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$17.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.9 million
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$10.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.2 million
  • Airports$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$5.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
  • Libraries$406 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.9%$4.6 million
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)$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$358 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$2.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$66 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$13 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$700 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$700 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cookeville. 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 City of Cookeville 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.