County government · Owen County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Owen County took in $6.0 million and spent $17.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money26%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services2.1%

What stands out

68%

of Owen County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes68%

Property tax
68%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$206 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

26%

of Owen County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$265 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$678 thousand
  • Government buildings$336 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.6%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$857 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$857 thousand
Housing and community development
3.2%$557 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$145 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$145 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Owen 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 Owen 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.