Town government · Hendricks County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Danville took in $23.9 million and spent $26.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%State tax money24%Town taxes20%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
16%$3.9 million
Other taxes
3.2%$757 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$444 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$256 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$12.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$592 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$5.8 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$246 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$426 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Environment and natural resources0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Danville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$12.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$10.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$8.6 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$6.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Police$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$925 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$925 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$33 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Danville. 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 Danville 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.