City government · McMinn County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Etowah took in $11.7 million and spent $9.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%State tax money35%Fines and other12%County and local tax money8.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.3%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
21%$2.4 million
Sales tax
14%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.8%$682 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$499 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$129 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$503 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$331 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
  • Other school charges$32 thousand
  • School lunches$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$4.0 million

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$949 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$889 thousand
Fines
4.6%$543 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

51%

of Etowah's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
51%$4.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$723 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$388 thousand
  • Government buildings$367 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$787 thousand
  • Fire protection$439 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$148 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$739 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$571 thousand
  • Libraries$168 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$384 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$384 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$298 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$298 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Etowah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Etowah 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.