Town government · McNairy County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Selmer took in $11.0 million and spent $12.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)54%Town taxes28%State tax money11%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Selmer's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes28%

Sales tax
16%$1.7 million
Property tax
7.4%$812 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$517 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$320 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$157 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 3 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Gas$2.0 million
  • Sewer$810 thousand
  • Garbage collection$598 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$27 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.2 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$189 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Fines
4.0%$440 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$183 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs8.2%Roads, transit and parking6.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

11%

of Selmer's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Gas supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$507 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$862 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$807 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$741 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$741 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$357 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$231 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$126 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$29 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Selmer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Selmer 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.