Town government · Posey County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Poseyville took in $2.4 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)65%State tax money21%Town taxes11%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

65%

of Poseyville'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 taxes11%

Property tax
11%$267 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$607 thousand
  • Water$504 thousand
  • Gas$471 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$513 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$18 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Interest on debt2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Roads, transit and parking2.2%

What stands out

52%

of Poseyville'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
52%$981 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Gas supply$420 thousand
  • Sewer systems$291 thousand
  • Water supply$270 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$594 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$415 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$164 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$108 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Poseyville. 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 Poseyville 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.