Town government · Henry County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kennard took in $342 thousand and spent $294 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)47%State tax money31%Town taxes15%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

31%

of Kennard's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes15%

Property tax
15%$50 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$160 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$143 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$105 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$21 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt14%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%

What stands out

14%

of Kennard's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$103 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$95 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)$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kennard. 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 Kennard 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.