Town government · Lake County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tiptonville took in $3.9 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%County and local tax money34%Town taxes17%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

34%

of Tiptonville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes17%

Property tax
8.7%$344 thousand
Sales tax
4.4%$172 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$71 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$356 thousand
  • Garbage collection$270 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$51 thousand
Fines
0.5%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

52%

of Tiptonville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$320 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$238 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$658 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$550 thousand
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$560 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$560 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$357 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$330 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tiptonville. 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 Tiptonville 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.