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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Connersville took in $29.0 million and spent $38.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%City taxes25%State tax money20%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Connersville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
25%$7.2 million

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$8.5 million
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
  • Airport$122 thousand
  • Parking$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$5.8 million

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%$117 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Interest on debt32%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Health and hospitals5.5%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

32%

of Connersville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
32%$12.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$245 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$212 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.5%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$213 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Connersville. 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 Connersville 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.