County government · Bartholomew County, IN

Bartholomew County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bartholomew County took in $479 million and spent $438 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)76%State tax money15%County taxes5.3%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money0.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

76%

of Bartholomew County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes5.3%

Property tax
4.8%$22.8 million
Other taxes
0.5%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$428 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$205 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$116 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$60 thousand

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$363 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$362 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$2.4 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$72.5 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$953 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$13.7 million
Fines
0.2%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals86%Running the government and other costs6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Roads, transit and parking1.7%Housing and community development0.3%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

86%

of Bartholomew County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
86%$375 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$373 million
  • Public health$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$29.6 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$17.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$21.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$8.3 million
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$675 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$434 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$434 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$407 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$407 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$340 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$340 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bartholomew County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Bartholomew County 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.