Town government · Lake County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Munster took in $58.9 million and spent $46.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%Fines and other24%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money4.1%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

24%

of Munster's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

Town taxes41%

Property tax
36%$21.1 million
Other taxes
5.1%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$538 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$13.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$6.7 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$745 thousand
  • Other service charges$715 thousand
  • Electric power$306 thousand
  • Parking$217 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$1.6 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$2.6 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$2.4 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$14.1 million
Fines
0.2%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

21%

of Munster's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$13.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$357 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$9.6 million
  • Parking$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$621 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$447 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$893 thousand
  • Electric power$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$4.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Munster. 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 Town of Munster 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.