City government · Bedford County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Shelbyville took in $82.4 million and spent $80.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%City taxes23%State tax money10%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

8.7%

of Shelbyville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Property tax
12%$10.1 million
Sales tax
8.7%$7.2 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$288 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$256 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$52.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$38.6 million
  • Sewer$6.2 million
  • Water$6.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Road charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$8.6 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$1.9 million
Fines
0.5%$402 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

62%

of Shelbyville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$49.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$37.7 million
  • Sewer systems$5.9 million
  • Water supply$5.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$999 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$5.9 million
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$770 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$156 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$702 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$619 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$67 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$16 thousand
Social services
0.4%$289 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$289 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$200 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$200 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shelbyville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Shelbyville 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.