Town government · Sullivan County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carlisle took in $3.5 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%State tax money39%Town taxes3.1%Fines and other0.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes3.1%

Property tax
3.1%$109 thousand

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$829 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt1.6%Roads, transit and parking1.0%

What stands out

76%

of Carlisle'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
76%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$397 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$818 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$658 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$160 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carlisle. 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 Carlisle 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.