City government · Chester County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Henderson took in $13.0 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)43%City taxes33%Fines and other12%State tax money10%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

4%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
25%$3.2 million
Other taxes
8.3%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$481 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$295 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$149 thousand
  • Other licenses$91 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$2.5 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$725 thousand
  • Garbage collection$535 thousand
  • Other service charges$455 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.3 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$303 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$1.0 million
Fines
4.0%$519 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

54%

of Henderson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$2.0 million
  • Water supply$998 thousand
  • Sewer systems$530 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$258 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$750 thousand
  • Fire protection$233 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$654 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$385 thousand
  • Government buildings$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$224 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$224 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$161 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$116 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Social services
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Henderson. 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 Henderson 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.