City government · Hamilton County, TN

East Ridge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Ridge took in $33.7 million and spent $22.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)47%City taxes45%State tax money5.6%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

20%

of East Ridge's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Property tax
21%$7.2 million
Sales tax
20%$6.9 million
Other taxes
3.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$568 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$278 thousand
  • Other licenses$214 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$15.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$12.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$696 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$383 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$97 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
2.6%$887 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

47%

of East Ridge's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$802 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$496 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$879 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$256 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$603 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Ridge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of East Ridge 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.