Town government · Cheatham County, TN

Kingston Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kingston Springs took in $3.5 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)17%State tax money15%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

28%

of Kingston Springs' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Sales tax
28%$983 thousand
Property tax
23%$780 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$264 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$123 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$51 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$589 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$536 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$532 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$204 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$66 thousand
Fines
1.1%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

18%

of Kingston Springs' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$959 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$664 thousand
  • Fire protection$190 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$878 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$512 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$252 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$708 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$708 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$704 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$704 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$533 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$533 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kingston Springs. 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 Kingston Springs 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.