Town government · Hendricks County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avon took in $16.8 million and spent $10.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)9.5%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

31%

of Avon's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
42%$7.1 million
Other taxes
14%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$637 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$852 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$497 thousand
  • Other service charges$217 thousand
  • Road charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$5.2 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$350 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$210 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Interest on debt6.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%

What stands out

3.6%

of Avon'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$237 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$772 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$772 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$743 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$386 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$386 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Avon. 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 Avon 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.