Town government · Warrick County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Newburgh took in $30.3 million and spent $21.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)90%State tax money5.0%Town taxes3.5%Federal tax money0.8%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

90%

of Newburgh'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 taxes3.5%

Property tax
3.3%$995 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$27.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$26.9 million
  • Garbage collection$324 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$250 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$31 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$177 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

73%

of Newburgh'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
73%$15.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$15.5 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Interest on debt
7.2%$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$876 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$795 thousand
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$259 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$259 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newburgh. 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 Newburgh 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.