Town government · Porter County, IN

Ogden Dunes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ogden Dunes took in $1.8 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money14%Fines and other10%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
36%$635 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$567 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$356 thousand
  • Sewer$211 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$19 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$246 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$27 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$148 thousand
Fines
1.8%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

What stands out

68%

of Ogden Dunes' 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
68%$1.6 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$853 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$724 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$458 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$281 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$177 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$258 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ogden Dunes. 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 Town of Ogden Dunes 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.