Town government · Marshall County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Argos took in $13.7 million and spent $9.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)72%Town taxes12%State tax money12%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

72%

of Argos' 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 taxes12%

Property tax
12%$1.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$7.8 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$717 thousand
  • Garbage collection$187 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$114 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$282 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

66%

of Argos' 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
66%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.7 million
  • Water supply$738 thousand
  • Sewer systems$670 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.4 million
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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$247 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$662 thousand
  • Police$597 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$360 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$360 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$216 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$216 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Argos. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Argos 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.