Town government · Tippecanoe County, IN

Battle Ground's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Battle Ground took in $2.0 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)44%State tax money28%Town taxes23%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

28%

of Battle Ground's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes23%

Property tax
23%$454 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$868 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$868 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$40 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$563 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$27 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$18 thousand
Fines
0.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Interest on debt8.0%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%

What stands out

46%

of Battle Ground's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$506 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$405 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$101 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$452 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and sewer systems
  • Electric power$365 thousand
  • Sewer systems$87 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Battle Ground. 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 Battle Ground 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.