County government · Martin County, IN

Martin County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Martin County took in $20.1 million and spent $18.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%County taxes18%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services3.1%Local tax money3.0%

What stands out

62%

of Martin County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes18%

Property tax
16%$3.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$273 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$186 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$79 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$617 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$617 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.3 million

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$12.4 million

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$604 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$614 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Sent to other local governments24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals0.8%Environment and natural resources0.6%

What stands out

24%

of Martin County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$8.7 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$7.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$469 thousand
Sent to other local governments
24%$4.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$4.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$811 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$778 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$716 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$186 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$150 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$150 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$110 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Martin County. 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 Martin County 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.