Town government · Newton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kentland took in $1.8 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)65%Town taxes33%Fines and other2.3%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

9.4%

of Kentland's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
20%$364 thousand
Individual income tax
9.4%$167 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$35 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$518 thousand
  • Water$405 thousand
  • Garbage collection$110 thousand
  • Airport$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

35%

of Kentland's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.3 million
  • Roads and highways$345 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$754 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$626 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$500 thousand
  • Water supply$478 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$367 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$196 thousand
  • Police$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$208 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$208 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kentland. 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 Kentland 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.