Town government · Meigs County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Decatur took in $3.2 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)61%Town taxes22%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other7.6%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes22%

Sales tax
16%$521 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$88 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$92 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$540 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$264 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$43 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$220 thousand
Fines
0.7%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

61%

of Decatur's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$394 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$531 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$422 thousand
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$300 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$84 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$62 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Decatur. 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 Decatur 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.