City government · Delaware County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Muncie took in $112 million and spent $111 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)45%City taxes26%State tax money20%Federal tax money4.9%County and local tax money2.3%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

20%

of Muncie's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
24%$27.1 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$950 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$275 thousand
  • Other licenses$198 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$50.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$43.6 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Transit fares$157 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$132 thousand
  • Parking$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$5.5 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$21.8 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$2.6 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$2.2 million
Fines
0.2%$273 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

29%

of Muncie's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$32.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$25.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$820 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$728 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$693 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$31.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$16.5 million
  • Fire protection$14.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$551 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$191 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$27.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$23.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$15.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$11.3 million
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Parking$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Muncie. 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 Muncie 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.