City government · Unicoi County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Erwin took in $5.6 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes91%State tax money7.7%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes91%

Property tax
45%$2.5 million
Sales tax
38%$2.1 million
Other taxes
8.1%$455 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$302 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$83 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$431 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.5%$84 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails69%Housing and community development9.8%Social services9.8%Running the government and other costs6.1%Interest on debt3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

69%

of Erwin's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
69%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
Housing and community development
9.8%$322 thousand
Social services
9.8%$322 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$322 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$202 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Erwin. 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 Erwin 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.