Town government · Grant County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Matthews took in $694 thousand and spent $658 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other50%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)22%Town taxes19%State tax money6.8%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

50%

of Matthews' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes19%

Property tax
19%$135 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$150 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$145 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$47 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$13 thousand

Fines and other50%

Interest, rents and other
50%$349 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

58%

of Matthews' 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
58%$384 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$240 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$240 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Matthews. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Matthews 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.