County government · Carroll County, IN

Carroll County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carroll County took in $19.5 million and spent $14.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%County taxes28%Fines and other3.0%Local tax money2.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.7%

What stands out

65%

of Carroll County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes28%

Property tax
26%$5.1 million
Other taxes
2.2%$424 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$350 thousand
  • Other licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$334 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$330 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$12.6 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$390 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$388 thousand
Fines
1.0%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals10%Environment and natural resources2.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

39%

of Carroll County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$5.7 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$358 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$775 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$751 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$548 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$357 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$357 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$211 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$126 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$132 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$22 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$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll County. 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 Carroll County 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.