Town government · Bartholomew County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hope took in $2.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)70%State tax money15%Town taxes12%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

70%

of Hope'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 taxes12%

Property tax
12%$355 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$420 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$428 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$39 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Interest on debt6.5%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Hope'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
51%$950 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)$536 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$414 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$677 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$368 thousand
  • Sewer systems$217 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$122 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hope. 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 Hope 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.