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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nappanee took in $21.3 million and spent $17.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%City taxes31%State tax money18%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

31%

of Nappanee's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
31%$6.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$5.0 million
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$548 thousand
  • Other service charges$296 thousand
  • Airport$10 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$3.9 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$184 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$616 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Interest on debt5.9%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.2%

What stands out

41%

of Nappanee's 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
41%$7.0 million
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)$5.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
5.9%$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$955 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$874 thousand
  • Airports$79 thousand
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$189 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nappanee. 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 City of Nappanee 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.