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North Vernon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Vernon took in $15.0 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%City taxes37%State tax money9.7%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
37%$5.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Airport$502 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$498 thousand
  • Garbage collection$152 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$57 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$329 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

18%

of North Vernon's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$852 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$487 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$964 thousand
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$799 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$799 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$481 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$243 thousand
  • Roads and highways$238 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Vernon. 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 North Vernon 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.