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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nashville took in $813 thousand and spent $682 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money28%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Federal tax money7.3%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

11%

of Nashville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
44%$356 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$91 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.3%$59 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$227 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$36 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs31%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

12%

of Nashville's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$240 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$209 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$84 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Nashville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Nashville 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.