Town government · Hendricks County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Plainfield took in $133 million and spent $101 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other6.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Plainfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
44%$59.2 million
Other taxes
4.0%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$462 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$30.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$15.9 million
  • Water$7.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$30.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$109 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$8.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Health and hospitals5.9%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

49%

of Plainfield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$49.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$48.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$714 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$19.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$12.5 million
  • Water supply$7.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$11.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.8 million
  • Fire protection$656 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$324 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$8.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.9%$6.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.0 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$2.3 million
Housing and community development
2.0%$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$224 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$224 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$180 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$180 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plainfield. 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 Town of Plainfield 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.