Town government · Bedford County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wartrace took in $1.8 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)79%Town taxes18%State tax money2.2%

What stands out

79%

of Wartrace's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes18%

Sales tax
9.5%$171 thousand
Property tax
7.4%$134 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Interest on debt2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

64%

of Wartrace's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$518 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$418 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Police$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wartrace. 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 Wartrace 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.