Town government · Porter County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Porter took in $7.2 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)39%State tax money16%County and local tax money2.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

41%

of Porter's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
41%$3.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.1 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$156 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$12 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

30%

of Porter's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$430 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$242 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$587 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$587 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$246 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$246 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$227 thousand
Social services
1.4%$91 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Porter. 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 Porter 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.