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French Lick's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), French Lick took in $4.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Fees for services (sewer, airport)29%Town taxes9.3%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

55%

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

Town taxes9.3%

Property tax
9.0%$376 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; airport and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Airport$140 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$2.3 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$136 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

42%

of French Lick'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
42%$1.1 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)$670 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$455 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$555 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$286 thousand
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$484 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$484 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$408 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$274 thousand
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$115 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of French Lick. 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 French Lick 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.