Town government · Morgan County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Paragon took in $684 thousand and spent $416 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)73%Town taxes13%State tax money12%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

73%

of Paragon'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 taxes13%

Property tax
13%$86 thousand

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$499 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$384 thousand
  • Water$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$85 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%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Interest on debt3.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Paragon'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%

Running the government and other costs
66%$273 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)$208 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$117 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
  • Water supply$43 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Paragon. 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 Paragon 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.