Town government · Clinton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kirklin took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Town taxes9.7%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

46%

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

Town taxes9.7%

Property tax
8.7%$153 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$775 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$396 thousand
  • Sewer$344 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$805 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Interest on debt5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

66%

of Kirklin'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
66%$939 thousand
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$732 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$274 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$144 thousand
  • Water supply$96 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$25 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kirklin. 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 Kirklin 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.