Town government · Crawford County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marengo took in $567 thousand and spent $543 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)60%State tax money23%Town taxes14%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

60%

of Marengo'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
11%$65 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$340 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$279 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$133 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

55%

of Marengo'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
55%$299 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$153 thousand
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$173 thousand
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)$116 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$46 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marengo. 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 Marengo 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.