Town government · Gibson County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Owensville took in $1.7 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)63%Town taxes21%State tax money14%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

63%

of Owensville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes21%

Property tax
20%$341 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$546 thousand
  • Water$498 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$238 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Interest on debt4.4%

What stands out

6.7%

of Owensville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$412 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$218 thousand
  • Water supply$194 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$340 thousand
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$227 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$190 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$190 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$178 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Owensville. 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 Owensville 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.