County government · Porter County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Porter County took in $333 million and spent $58.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes93%State tax money2.3%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)1.0%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

91%

of Porter County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes93%

Property tax
91%$304 million
Individual income tax
2.1%$7.1 million
Sales tax
<0.1%$28 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; airport and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Airport$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$247 thousand
  • Sewer$213 thousand
  • Parking$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$4.7 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$7.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$558 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$5.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$196 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Housing and community development6.3%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending5.3%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$24.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$399 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$20.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$11.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Airports$1.6 million
Housing and community development
6.3%$3.7 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
3.6%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$802 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$802 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$127 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$127 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$64 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$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Porter 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 Porter 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.