Town government · Lake County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Highland took in $50.4 million and spent $33.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%Town taxes26%State tax money14%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

57%

of Highland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
24%$11.9 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$724 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$336 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$97 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$29.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$19.3 million
  • Water$8.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$6.9 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$475 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

38%

of Highland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$7.4 million
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$178 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.4 million
  • Fire protection$531 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$387 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$382 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$441 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$330 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Highland. 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 Highland 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.