City government · Loudon County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Loudon took in $109 million and spent $97.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)81%City taxes7.3%Fines and other6.9%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Loudon's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes7.3%

Property tax
3.8%$4.2 million
Sales tax
2.5%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$384 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$381 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$178 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$88.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 3 more
  • Electric power$56.5 million
  • Gas$15.0 million
  • Water$8.8 million
  • Sewer$7.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$4.7 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%$68 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$7.3 million
Fines
0.2%$223 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities88%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Running the government and other costs1.2%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

88%

of Loudon'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
88%$85.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$56.7 million
  • Gas supply$12.6 million
  • Water supply$8.4 million
  • Sewer systems$7.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$871 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.2%$1.2 million
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$842 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$326 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$854 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$753 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Loudon. 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 Loudon 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.