City government · Coffee County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tullahoma took in $80.4 million and spent $98.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%City taxes39%County and local tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, school tuition and transportation)5.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes39%

Sales tax
20%$16.4 million
Property tax
15%$12.4 million
Other taxes
3.1%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$673 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$345 thousand
  • Other licenses$265 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$161 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other school charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$804 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$583 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$516 thousand
  • School lunches$508 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$32.3 million

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$11.5 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges59%Sent to other local governments14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

59%

of Tullahoma's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
59%$57.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$57.7 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$14.1 million
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$14.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$10.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$270 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$194 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$870 thousand
  • Government buildings$653 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$153 thousand
  • Electric power$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Airports$156 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.4 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$350 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$291 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$291 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$116 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tullahoma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Tullahoma 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.