Town government · Clay County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carbon took in $1.1 million and spent $883 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Town taxes1.5%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

66%

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

Town taxes1.5%

Property tax
1.3%$14 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$342 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$252 thousand
  • Sewer$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$703 thousand

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%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt1.5%Roads, transit and parking0.7%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Carbon'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
82%$726 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$689 thousand
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$136 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carbon. 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 Carbon 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.