Town government · Lake County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Griffith took in $23.2 million and spent $25.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money16%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Griffith's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
41%$9.6 million
Other taxes
2.4%$554 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$385 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$130 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$144 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.7 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$339 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$1.5 million
Fines
0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt8.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

8%

of Griffith's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$347 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$248 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$745 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Interest on debt
8.0%$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$997 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$997 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$80 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Griffith. 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 Town of Griffith 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.