County government · Huntington County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Huntington County took in $34.8 million and spent $39.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%County taxes26%Fines and other7.6%Local tax money1.8%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

64%

of Huntington County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
24%$8.5 million
Other taxes
1.7%$597 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$426 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$121 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$226 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$22.2 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$633 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.8 million
Fines
2.5%$882 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals1.5%Environment and natural resources1.4%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Huntington County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$17.6 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$11.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$855 thousand
  • Government buildings$271 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.1 million
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$584 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$584 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$555 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$555 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Huntington 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 Huntington 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.