Town government · Hancock County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fortville took in $11.3 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)69%Town taxes17%State tax money12%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

69%

of Fortville'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 taxes17%

Property tax
15%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.2%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$237 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.3 million

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%$90 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$180 thousand
Fines
0.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%

What stands out

40%

of Fortville'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
40%$2.3 million
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)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$856 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$747 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$667 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$667 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$291 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$241 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$241 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fortville. 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 Fortville 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.