Town government · Marshall County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cornersville took in $718 thousand and spent $312 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Fines and other28%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes72%

Sales tax
36%$261 thousand
Property tax
30%$216 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
26%$185 thousand
Fines
2.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Police, fire, courts and jails34%

What stands out

66%

of Cornersville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$205 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$92 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cornersville. 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 Cornersville 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.