Town government · Spencer County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chrisney took in $1.2 million and spent $929 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)80%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money5.8%Town taxes5.4%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

80%

of Chrisney'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%.

Town taxes5.4%

Property tax
5.2%$65 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$999 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$558 thousand
  • Sewer$223 thousand
  • Gas$217 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$87 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$72 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Interest on debt1.2%Housing and community development0.6%Roads, transit and parking0.3%

What stands out

40%

of Chrisney'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$488 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 1 more
  • Water supply$271 thousand
  • Gas supply$138 thousand
  • Sewer systems$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$369 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$245 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$11 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chrisney. 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 Town of Chrisney 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.