City government · Lincoln County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fayetteville took in $26.6 million and spent $26.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%City taxes32%County and local tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)5.2%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes32%

Sales tax
14%$3.8 million
Property tax
14%$3.8 million
Other taxes
3.3%$881 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$552 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$329 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other school charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$765 thousand
  • Other school charges$437 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • School lunches$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$11.6 million

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$3.7 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

56%

of Fayetteville'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
56%$15.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$184 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$821 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$821 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$552 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$552 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$494 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$186 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fayetteville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Fayetteville 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.