Town government · Gibson County, IN

Fort Branch's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fort Branch took in $6.7 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)88%Town taxes6.3%State tax money5.3%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

88%

of Fort Branch'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 taxes6.3%

Property tax
6.2%$414 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.7 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$358 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$22 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Interest on debt8.6%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

8.6%

of Fort Branch'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
54%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$811 thousand
  • Water supply$386 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$419 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$262 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$214 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$214 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$192 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Branch. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fort Branch 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.