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Burns Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burns Harbor took in $4.3 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

68%

of Burns Harbor's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
68%$2.9 million
Other taxes
2.2%$96 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$65 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$581 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$477 thousand
  • Other service charges$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$626 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%$33 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$53 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Housing and community development6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

48%

of Burns Harbor'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
48%$2.1 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$418 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$988 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$727 thousand
  • Fire protection$261 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$428 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$428 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$426 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$426 thousand
Housing and community development
6.9%$302 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$109 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Burns Harbor. 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 Burns Harbor 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.