City government · Morgan County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wartburg took in $1.9 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%County and local tax money19%Fines and other12%State tax money2.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)1.3%

What stands out

54%

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

City taxes65%

Sales tax
54%$1.1 million
Other taxes
11%$209 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$204 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$41 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$377 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$238 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs4.3%Interest on debt4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Housing and community development<0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Wartburg's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$540 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$540 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$535 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$535 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wartburg. 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 Wartburg 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.