Town Hall · Kimball

Kimball, TN town hall & government

Kimball spent $3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,915 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Kimball's government.

Town budget

Where Kimball's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,915
typical Tennessee cities: $3,110
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million51%
Police
$648,00022%
Sewer & trash
$604,00020%
Parks & libraries
$132,0004%
Fire
$48,0002%
Roads & transportation
$45,0002%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 58%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • From the state 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kimball

Full-time staff
15
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kimball didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marion County School District

Kimball's K–12 school district, shared with Jasper, New Hope, Orme, Powells Crossroads, Whitwell and South Pittsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,028
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
3,996
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal

  • Local 28%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $11,028 per pupil, $6,391 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Kimball pay

Typical tax bill
$830
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.36%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$231,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Kimball's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Kimball

Kimball is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Scott DesJarlais. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Kimball's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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