Town government · Dickson County, TN

White Bluff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), White Bluff took in $3.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%State tax money29%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)15%Fines and other9.2%County and local tax money6.1%

What stands out

15%

of White Bluff's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes41%

Property tax
26%$988 thousand
Other taxes
15%$579 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$365 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$79 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$70 thousand
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$551 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$510 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$1.1 million

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$232 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Fines
7.1%$270 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

21%

of White Bluff's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$949 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$636 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$470 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$166 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$537 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$315 thousand
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$218 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$218 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$46 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of White Bluff. 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 Town of White Bluff 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.