County government · Parke County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Parke County took in $25.6 million and spent $21.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%County taxes25%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.1%Local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

61%

of Parke County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes25%

Property tax
24%$6.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$281 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$241 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$273 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$27 thousand

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$15.6 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$288 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$1.4 million
Fines
1.1%$283 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

8.5%

of Parke County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$9.0 million
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$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$713 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$100 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.1 million
  • Hospitals$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$223 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$223 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Parke County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Parke 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.