Town government · Carroll County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Camden took in $655 thousand and spent $493 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%State tax money31%Town taxes17%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes17%

Property tax
16%$108 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$309 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$161 thousand
  • Sewer$146 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$206 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 other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Interest on debt1.4%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Camden'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
56%$277 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)$195 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$208 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$94 thousand
  • Sewer systems$77 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Camden. 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 Camden 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.