Town government · Orange County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Paoli took in $8.8 million and spent $7.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)75%Town taxes10%State tax money6.3%Federal tax money5.8%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

75%

of Paoli'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 taxes10%

Property tax
6.9%$612 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$271 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$268 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.3%$26 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.9 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$896 thousand
  • Garbage collection$334 thousand
  • Airport$45 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%$509 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$557 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$160 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$18 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Running the government and other costs3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

76%

of Paoli's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$677 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$282 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$671 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$604 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$551 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$551 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.7%$284 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$284 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$155 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$138 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$123 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$36 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$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Paoli. 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 Paoli 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.