City government · Blount County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Townsend took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%Fines and other25%County and local tax money2.6%City taxes2.1%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes2.1%

Other taxes
2.1%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$963 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$37 thousand

Fines and other25%

Fines
25%$351 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

35%

of Townsend's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$549 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$292 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$212 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$382 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$266 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Townsend. 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 Townsend 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.