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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Goodlettsville took in $31.5 million and spent $30.1 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 taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%State tax money13%Fines and other8.7%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes56%

Property tax
24%$7.7 million
Sales tax
20%$6.4 million
Other taxes
11%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$979 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$705 thousand
  • Other licenses$672 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$643 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$621 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$311 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%$4.1 million

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$2.2 million
Fines
1.7%$545 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

35%

of Goodlettsville'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
35%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$216 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Goodlettsville. 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 Goodlettsville 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.