City government · Warrick County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Boonville took in $21.2 million and spent $15.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)69%City taxes21%State tax money5.3%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

69%

of Boonville's 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%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
21%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$14.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$9.5 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 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%$1 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$1.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$106 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$754 thousand
Fines
0.3%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs24%Housing and community development9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

10%

of Boonville's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Sewer systems$407 thousand
  • Electric power$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.7 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$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$569 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
Housing and community development
9.8%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$896 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$896 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$488 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$488 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$312 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boonville. 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 City of Boonville 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.