Town government · Hawkins County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Surgoinsville took in $1.8 million and spent $967 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%Fines and other14%County and local tax money11%State tax money5.4%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

56%

of Surgoinsville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
56%$1.0 million
Other taxes
12%$225 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$216 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$97 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$196 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$141 thousand
Fines
5.9%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Surgoinsville'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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$371 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$260 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$168 thousand
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$111 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$55 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Surgoinsville. 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 Surgoinsville 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.