Town government · Marshall County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bremen took in $26.4 million and spent $24.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)73%Town taxes13%State tax money11%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

73%

of Bremen'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%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
13%$3.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$19.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$14.3 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$397 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$104 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$466 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Housing and community development4.9%Roads, transit and parking2.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

68%

of Bremen's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$16.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$13.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$936 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$204 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$421 thousand
Housing and community development
4.9%$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$635 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$635 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$389 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$389 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$235 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bremen. 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 Town of Bremen 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.