City government · Allen County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fort Wayne took in $537 million and spent $433 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)20%Federal tax money11%State tax money9.2%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

19%

of Fort Wayne's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people get none.

City taxes54%

Property tax
33%$180 million
Individual income tax
19%$102 million
Other taxes
2.1%$11.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10.0 million
  • Other licenses$956 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$106 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Water$70.7 million
  • Garbage collection$14.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.2 million
  • Parking$5.3 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.8 million
  • Transit fares$1.6 million
  • Road charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$56.6 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$49.2 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$10.9 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$19.9 million
Fines
0.3%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking22%Housing and community development12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Running the government and other costs8.0%All other spending13%

What stands out

12%

of Fort Wayne's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$154 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$87.2 million
  • Fire protection$65.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$719 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$94.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$71.3 million
  • Public transit$21.0 million
  • Parking$2.6 million
Housing and community development
12%$51.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$43.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43.0 million
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$34.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
Interest on debt
7.2%$31.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$17.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.0 million
Social services
0.6%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Wayne. 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 City of Fort Wayne 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.