ZIP 38042 · Hardeman County, TN

Three governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Tennessee

$49.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes49%Federal tax money41%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.8%Fines and other4.8%Local tax money0.2%
Full Tennessee breakdown

What stands out

28%

of Tennessee's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes49%

Sales tax
28%$14.1 billion
Other taxes
14%$6.94 billion
What's in other taxesCorporation licenses; insurance premium taxes and 17 more
  • Corporation licenses$1.50 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.46 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.27 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$723 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$541 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$405 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$356 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$327 million
  • Tobacco taxes$196 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$51.5 million
  • Driver's licenses$46.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$10.3 million
  • Other licenses$9.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$6.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.8 million
  • Severance taxes$529 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$432 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
6.2%$3.05 billion
Individual income tax
<0.1%$2.1 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$2.86 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 10 more
  • College tuition$1.38 billion
  • Other service charges$719 million
  • University housing and dining$505 million
  • Other education charges$136 million
  • Parks and recreation$67.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$28.8 million
  • Hospital bills$19.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Sewer$530 thousand
  • Road charges$118 thousand
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$45 thousand
  • Housing$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

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

From the federal government
41%$20.1 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$117 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$2.32 billion
Fines
<0.1%$38.4 million
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Where the money goes

Social services33%Sent to local governments28%Schools and colleges14%Health and hospitals5.4%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending14%

What stands out

28%

of Tennessee's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Tennessee breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
33%$16.5 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$16.4 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$89.2 million
  • Veterans' services$12.2 million
Sent to local governments
28%$13.8 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$8.60 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.46 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$904 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$331 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$327 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$270 million
  • Sent to school districts$266 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$145 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$131 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$94.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$80.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$51.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$44.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$31.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$23.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$17.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$3.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$2.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$956 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$856 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$225 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$20 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$7.17 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$4.88 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.15 billion
  • Other education$547 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$499 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$90.3 million
Health and hospitals
5.4%$2.69 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.02 billion
  • Hospitals$675 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.47 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.41 billion
  • Airports$60.6 million
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$2.46 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.06 billion
  • Other and not broken out$918 million
  • Government buildings$323 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 million
  • Other government administration$28.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$2.26 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$866 million
  • Courts and legal services$550 million
  • Police$496 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$177 million
  • Inspections and regulation$174 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$738 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$738 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$698 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$471 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$220 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$207 million
  • Libraries$13.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$47.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$45.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
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Your counties

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Hardeman County and Fayette County provides local services like police and parks.

Public schools here are run by Fayette County and Hardeman County, so school money is part of its budget.

Hardeman County

$62.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 85% of this ZIP is in Hardeman County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money66%County taxes19%Fines and other8.7%Fees for services (school lunches, airport)6.0%Local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Hardeman County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

Full Hardeman County breakdown

County taxes19%

Property tax
16%$10.0 million
Sales tax
1.7%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$350 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$272 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$69 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$118 thousand
  • Airport$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$98 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$40.4 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$625 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$5.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$43 thousand
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges77%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals7.2%Running the government and other costs1.8%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

77%

of Hardeman County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Hardeman County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
77%$48.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$48.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$4.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$625 thousand
  • Government buildings$492 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$593 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$433 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$433 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$188 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$188 thousand
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Fayette County

$86.3 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 15% of this ZIP is in Fayette County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes42%State tax money42%Fines and other8.1%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)6.8%Federal tax money1.2%
Full Fayette County breakdown

What stands out

13%

of Fayette County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
26%$17.6 million
Other taxes
13%$8.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$744 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$224 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$218 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.0%$2.0 million

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$941 thousand
  • Other school charges$789 thousand
  • Airport$510 thousand
  • Other service charges$185 thousand
  • School lunches$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$817 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$28.1 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$5.3 million
Fines
0.3%$192 thousand
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges48%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals6.8%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

48%

of Fayette County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Fayette County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
48%$41.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$41.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$14.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$11.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
  • Government buildings$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$867 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$9.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.8 million
  • Airports$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
6.8%$5.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
Social services
0.6%$477 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$339 thousand
  • Other public welfare$138 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$436 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$283 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$283 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$222 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$222 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$32 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$32 thousand
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Tennessee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Hardeman County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Fayette County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.