Town government · Benton County, IN

Earl Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Earl Park took in $210 thousand and spent $176 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)80%Town taxes6.7%State tax money5.2%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

80%

of Earl Park's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes6.7%

Other taxes
6.7%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$169 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$118 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$11 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

57%

of Earl Park's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$100 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)$99 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Earl Park. 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 Earl Park 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.