Town government · Marshall County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Culver took in $5.2 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%Town taxes38%State tax money10%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

37%

of Culver's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
37%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.1%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$51 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$913 thousand
  • Water$632 thousand
  • Other service charges$315 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Garbage collection$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.8%$40 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$532 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$123 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$232 thousand
Fines
1.2%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals14%Housing and community development12%All other spending20%

What stands out

14%

of Culver's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$912 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$472 thousand
  • Water supply$299 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$788 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$562 thousand
  • Fire protection$226 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$642 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$419 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$223 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$607 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$607 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$510 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$443 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$443 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$365 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$365 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Culver. 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 Culver 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.