City government · Clark County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Charlestown took in $56.8 million and spent $15.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)72%State tax money22%City taxes5.3%Fines and other0.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

72%

of Charlestown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes5.3%

Property tax
4.9%$2.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$41.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$40.1 million
  • Garbage collection$827 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$12.4 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$167 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$242 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

45%

of Charlestown'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
45%$7.0 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$5.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$330 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$647 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$404 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Parking$272 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$920 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$920 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$347 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Charlestown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Charlestown 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.