Town government · Carroll County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burlington took in $623 thousand and spent $626 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Fees for services (sewer)28%Town taxes15%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

54%

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

Town taxes15%

Property tax
15%$91 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$173 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$5 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$336 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Housing and community development1.0%Sent to other local governments1.0%

What stands out

40%

of Burlington's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$249 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$249 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$202 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)$196 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$91 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Burlington. 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 Burlington 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.