City government · Polk County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ducktown took in $783 thousand and spent $193 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%County and local tax money32%City taxes13%Federal tax money8.7%

What stands out

32%

of Ducktown's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes13%

Property tax
13%$99 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$68 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$364 thousand

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$250 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs41%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

58%

of Ducktown'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
58%$112 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$80 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ducktown. 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 City of Ducktown 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.