Town government · Obion County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Obion took in $2.3 million and spent $1.8 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 (gas, water)43%Fines and other21%State tax money17%Town taxes13%County and local tax money6.4%

What stands out

19%

of Obion's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
10%$237 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$456 thousand
  • Water$244 thousand
  • Garbage collection$112 thousand
  • Sewer$106 thousand
  • Housing$89 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$391 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$149 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
19%$449 thousand
Fines
1.6%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs15%Housing and community development4.9%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

60%

of Obion'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
60%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$530 thousand
  • Water supply$308 thousand
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$113 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$289 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$269 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$279 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$120 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Housing and community development
4.9%$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Obion. 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 Obion 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.