County government · LaPorte County, IN

La Porte County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), La Porte County took in $91.7 million and spent $122 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes43%Fees for services (liquor stores, parks and recreation)6.2%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

45%

of La Porte County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
40%$37.1 million
Other taxes
2.3%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$161 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$107 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • Liquor stores$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$41.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$2.8 million
Fines
2.9%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Health and hospitals2.4%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

69%

of La Porte County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
69%$84.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$80.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$609 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$607 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$15.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$364 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$13.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Water supply$44 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$869 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$869 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$694 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$694 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$185 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

La Porte 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 La Porte 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.