Town government · Lawrence County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ethridge took in $1.3 million and spent $409 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Fines and other18%State tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)4.4%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes64%

Other taxes
34%$433 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$416 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
30%$380 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$165 thousand

Fines and other18%

Fines
18%$231 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails76%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Interest on debt2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

76%

of Ethridge'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
76%$311 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$167 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$144 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$67 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ethridge. 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 Ethridge 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.