County government · Delaware County, IN

Delaware County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Delaware County took in $146 million and spent $286 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes79%Fines and other12%State tax money5.6%Local tax money2.7%Federal tax money0.2%Fees for services (airport, road charges)0.2%

What stands out

76%

of Delaware County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes79%

Property tax
76%$111 million
Other taxes
3.0%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$468 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$235 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport and road charges
  • Airport$199 thousand
  • Road charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$244 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$8.2 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$4.0 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$17.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs94%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Roads, transit and parking0.6%Health and hospitals0.3%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

94%

of Delaware County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
94%$268 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$255 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$260 thousand
  • Fire protection$220 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$889 thousand
  • Roads and highways$856 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$884 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$884 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$360 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Delaware County. 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 Delaware County 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.