Town government · LaGrange County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lagrange took in $8.6 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)69%State tax money15%Town taxes14%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

69%

of Lagrange's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes14%

Property tax
14%$1.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$67 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

50%

of Lagrange'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
50%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$869 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$533 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$849 thousand
  • Sewer systems$552 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$452 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$570 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$570 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$81 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$62 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lagrange. 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 Lagrange 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.