County government · Jasper County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jasper County took in $62.3 million and spent $53.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%County taxes11%Fees for services7.7%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

75%

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

County taxes11%

Property tax
9.7%$6.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$512 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$347 thousand
  • Other licenses$219 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$46.5 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$701 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$2.5 million
Fines
1.0%$614 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking14%Housing and community development4.8%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

53%

of Jasper 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
53%$28.1 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$21.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$891 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$253 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
  • Airports$421 thousand
Housing and community development
4.8%$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$917 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$917 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$217 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$217 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$59 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jasper 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 Jasper 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.