Town government · Benton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Otterbein took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%Town taxes29%State tax money16%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax
27%$371 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$679 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$341 thousand
  • Water$252 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$224 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$56 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.9%$12 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs44%Interest on debt7.2%Roads, transit and parking5.0%

What stands out

44%

of Otterbein's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$620 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$333 thousand
  • Water supply$287 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$612 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$565 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Otterbein. 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 Otterbein 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.