City government · Sumner County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hendersonville took in $69.5 million and spent $72.3 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 taxes57%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)14%Fines and other11%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

29%

of Hendersonville's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes57%

Sales tax
29%$20.1 million
Property tax
25%$17.1 million
Other taxes
3.4%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$6.4 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$444 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$383 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$12.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$41 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$6.5 million
Fines
1.2%$825 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

51%

of Hendersonville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$37.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.7 million
  • Fire protection$16.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$599 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$9.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$5.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.7 million
  • Libraries$66 thousand
Social services
1.3%$933 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$741 thousand
  • Other public welfare$192 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$335 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$331 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hendersonville. 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 Hendersonville 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.