Town government · Sullivan County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farmersburg took in $1.0 million and spent $957 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)55%State tax money35%Town taxes8.2%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes8.2%

Property tax
7.4%$76 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$564 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$564 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$360 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$8 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Interest on debt4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

35%

of Farmersburg's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$352 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$237 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$335 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$335 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$219 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$219 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$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 Farmersburg. 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 Farmersburg 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.