Town government · Knox County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edwardsport took in $418 thousand and spent $295 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)79%Town taxes10%State tax money5.5%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

79%

of Edwardsport'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 taxes10%

Property tax
8.6%$36 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$218 thousand
  • Sewer$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$23 thousand

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%$4 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt6.4%

What stands out

43%

of Edwardsport'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
43%$128 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)$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
  • Water supply$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Edwardsport. 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 Edwardsport 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.