Town government · Scott County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Huntsville took in $2.7 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Town taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)29%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

38%

of Huntsville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes31%

Sales tax
12%$315 thousand
Other taxes
11%$296 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$199 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$64 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.2%$221 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$784 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$762 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

56%

of Huntsville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$293 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$759 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$759 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$500 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$500 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$147 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Huntsville. 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 Town of Huntsville 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.