Town government · Orange County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Orleans took in $4.1 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%State tax money35%Town taxes17%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

35%

of Orleans' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes17%

Property tax
17%$703 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$838 thousand
  • Airport$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$20 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$1.4 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%$18 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Interest on debt2.8%Roads, transit and parking1.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

56%

of Orleans' 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
56%$2.2 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$964 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$65 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$719 thousand
  • Sewer systems$655 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$130 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$122 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$109 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orleans. 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 Orleans 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.