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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crothersville took in $929 thousand and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Town taxes27%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

54%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
27%$248 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 services14%

Fees for services
14%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$498 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$18 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$25 thousand
Fines
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments7.6%Interest on debt4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%

What stands out

7.6%

of Crothersville's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$646 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$383 thousand
  • Water supply$263 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$512 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$404 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$209 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$209 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.6%$120 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$120 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Crothersville. 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 Crothersville 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.