County government · Gibson County, IN

Gibson County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gibson County took in $45.6 million and spent $45.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money32%Fines and other5.7%Fees for services4.1%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

55%

of Gibson County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
55%$25.2 million
Other taxes
1.6%$722 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$402 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$302 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.9 million

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 money32%

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

From the state
32%$14.6 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$582 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$2.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Housing and community development5.8%All other spending16%

What stands out

8.4%

of Gibson County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$17.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$706 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$434 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3.8 million
Housing and community development
5.8%$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$695 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$695 thousand
Social services
0.3%$155 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$155 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$103 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gibson County. 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 Gibson County 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.