City government · Sevier County, TN

Pigeon Forge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pigeon Forge took in $161 million and spent $111 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%State tax money27%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Pigeon Forge's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes48%

Other taxes
32%$50.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$38.4 million
  • Amusement taxes$9.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$25.2 million
Property tax
1.0%$1.7 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$30.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$11.0 million
  • Other service charges$9.0 million
  • Sewer$7.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$724 thousand
  • Transit fares$548 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$43.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$361 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$8.0 million
Fines
0.3%$555 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

42%

of Pigeon Forge's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$46.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$41.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$24.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.7 million
  • Fire protection$11.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$896 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$16.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.6 million
  • Sewer systems$6.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
  • Public transit$4.9 million
Interest on debt
5.4%$6.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$5.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.9 million
  • Libraries$651 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$493 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pigeon Forge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Pigeon Forge 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.