City government · Greene County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Linton took in $23.9 million and spent $22.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)85%State tax money10%City taxes4.0%County and local tax money0.6%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

85%

of Linton'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%.

City taxes4.0%

Property tax
3.8%$914 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$20.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$8.9 million
  • Gas$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$499 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
  • Road charges$3 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%$3 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.4 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$146 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$49 thousand
Fines
0.2%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs5.0%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

75%

of Linton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
75%$16.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$9.2 million
  • Gas supply$3.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$937 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$890 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$890 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$584 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$584 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$315 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$215 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$100 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Linton. 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 Linton 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.