Town government · Hendricks County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pittsboro took in $9.4 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, gas)82%Town taxes9.4%State tax money7.2%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

82%

of Pittsboro'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 taxes9.4%

Property tax
7.7%$724 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; gas and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Gas$1.6 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$677 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$72 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs32%Interest on debt3.2%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

What stands out

60%

of Pittsboro'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
60%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$566 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$2.3 million
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)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$955 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$233 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$171 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pittsboro. 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 Pittsboro 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.