Town government · Madison County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lapel took in $5.9 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)83%State tax money9.1%Town taxes6.5%County and local tax money0.9%Fines and other0.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

83%

of Lapel'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 taxes6.5%

Property tax
5.1%$302 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 3 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Gas$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$182 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$537 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$52 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Environment and natural resources0.7%

What stands out

48%

of Lapel'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
48%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$608 thousand
  • Water supply$494 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$184 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$505 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$490 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$320 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$320 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lapel. 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 Town of Lapel 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.