Town government · Parke County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montezuma took in $4.4 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)90%State tax money6.7%Town taxes3.1%Fines and other0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

90%

of Montezuma'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 taxes3.1%

Property tax
2.5%$110 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Gas$1.0 million
  • Sewer$700 thousand
  • Water$280 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$293 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs8.5%Interest on debt4.6%Roads, transit and parking0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

75%

of Montezuma'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%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Gas supply$664 thousand
  • Sewer systems$177 thousand
  • Water supply$168 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$363 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$347 thousand
  • Police$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$275 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)$172 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$148 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montezuma. 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 Montezuma 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.