City government · Giles County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pulaski took in $5.6 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%State tax money19%County and local tax money8.1%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

50%

of Pulaski'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 taxes68%

Other taxes
50%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and public utility taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$1.0 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.0 million

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$448 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$281 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs84%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

84%

of Pulaski'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
84%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$638 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$638 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pulaski. 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 City of Pulaski 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.