Town government · Wayne County, IN

East Germantown's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Germantown took in $237 thousand and spent $180 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)53%State tax money27%Town taxes18%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes18%

Property tax
17%$40 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$63 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking11%Housing and community development3.9%

What stands out

12%

of East Germantown's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$76 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)$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$56 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Housing and community development
3.9%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Germantown. 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 East Germantown 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.