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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Noblesville took in $183 million and spent $191 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%State tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)22%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
36%$66.9 million
Other taxes
6.8%$12.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$9.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$316 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$40.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$34.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$56.6 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$3.2 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$3.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

45%

of Noblesville'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
45%$85.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$75.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$41.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$24.8 million
  • Police$15.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$24.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$22.4 million
  • Parking$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$18.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$14.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$11.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.9 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$5.6 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$3.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Noblesville. 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 Noblesville 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.