Town government · Delaware County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eaton took in $2.5 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%Town taxes26%Federal tax money13%State tax money8.4%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

13%

of Eaton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
20%$484 thousand
Individual income tax
5.4%$133 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$642 thousand
  • Water$378 thousand
  • Garbage collection$95 thousand
  • Other service charges$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$317 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$206 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$53 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$48 thousand
Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Interest on debt22%Running the government and other costs9.9%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Eaton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$808 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$437 thousand
  • Water supply$272 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$99 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$571 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$371 thousand
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
Interest on debt
22%$513 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$453 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$233 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$225 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$225 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eaton. 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 Eaton 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.