Town government · Hamilton County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Walden took in $1.3 million and spent $766 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money16%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes83%

Property tax
40%$512 thousand
Other taxes
25%$315 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$262 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$39 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
18%$225 thousand

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$198 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%

What stands out

54%

of Walden'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
54%$417 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$365 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$178 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$178 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Walden. 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 Walden 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.