County government · Orange County, IN

Orange County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orange County took in $25.9 million and spent $14.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%County taxes21%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.7%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

65%

of Orange County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
14%$3.7 million
Other taxes
6.6%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$361 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$692 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$464 thousand
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand
  • Road charges$46 thousand
  • Sewer$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$1.5 million

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$16.9 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$324 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$784 thousand
Fines
1.0%$269 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals1.8%Environment and natural resources1.4%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

55%

of Orange County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$8.0 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$5.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$380 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$848 thousand
  • Fire protection$535 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$283 thousand
  • Police$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$262 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$262 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$208 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$208 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$137 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$137 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orange County. 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 Orange County 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.