Town government · Spencer County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gentryville took in $794 thousand and spent $559 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)88%State tax money5.8%Town taxes4.5%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

88%

of Gentryville'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 taxes4.5%

Property tax
4.5%$36 thousand

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$697 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$571 thousand
  • Sewer$124 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$46 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%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Running the government and other costs9.5%Interest on debt4.3%Roads, transit and parking2.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

82%

of Gentryville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
82%$459 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$423 thousand
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$53 thousand
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)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$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 Gentryville. 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 Gentryville 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.