City government · DeKalb County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Auburn took in $88.7 million and spent $63.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)77%City taxes9.5%State tax money9.5%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

77%

of Auburn's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes9.5%

Property tax
9.4%$8.3 million
Other taxes
0.1%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$75 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$67.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$48.5 million
  • Sewer$8.0 million
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Parking$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$8.4 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$140 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$3.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Interest on debt0.7%Roads, transit and parking0.4%

What stands out

63%

of Auburn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$39.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$33.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$14.3 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$12.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.9 million
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$412 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Auburn. 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 City of Auburn 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.