Town government · Unicoi County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Unicoi took in $3.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%State tax money32%County and local tax money21%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services1.1%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes41%

Sales tax
35%$1.0 million
Other taxes
5.7%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$114 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$939 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$635 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$134 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

62%

of Unicoi's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$666 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$223 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$353 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$259 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$94 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Unicoi. 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 Unicoi 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.