Town government · Gibson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kenton took in $1.3 million and spent $580 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%Town taxes31%State tax money21%Federal tax money13%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
15%$198 thousand
Sales tax
9.0%$120 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$26 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$415 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$335 thousand
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$177 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$283 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
2.9%$39 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

47%

of Kenton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$275 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$252 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$98 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$89 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kenton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Kenton 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.