Town government · Dyer County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Newbern took in $15.3 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)87%Town taxes9.0%Fines and other3.2%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

87%

of Newbern'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%.

Town taxes9.0%

Property tax
5.8%$891 thousand
Sales tax
3.1%$466 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$8.3 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Gas$1.6 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$539 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$158 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$440 thousand
Fines
0.4%$54 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending2.8%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$292 thousand
  • Gas supply$277 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$266 thousand
  • Water supply$252 thousand
  • Sewer systems$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$796 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$743 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$740 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$447 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$161 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$331 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$331 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$90 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$63 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$79 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newbern. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Newbern 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.