City government · LaPorte County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Laporte took in $45.9 million and spent $55.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes29%State tax money18%Fines and other8.3%County and local tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Laporte's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
28%$12.8 million
Other taxes
0.9%$398 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$294 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$102 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$20.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$10.5 million
  • Water$6.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$935 thousand
  • Airport$545 thousand
  • Road charges$193 thousand
  • Transit fares$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$99 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$8.1 million

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%$399 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$3.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

43%

of Laporte's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$24.1 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$22.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$830 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$775 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$11.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.8 million
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
  • Public transit$679 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.1 million
Housing and community development
1.7%$932 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$160 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$160 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Laporte. 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 City of Laporte 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.