Town government · LaPorte County, IN

Pottawattamie Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pottawattamie Park took in $56 thousand and spent $38 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes96%Fees for services3.6%

What stands out

93%

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

Town taxes96%

Property tax
93%$52 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Running the government and other costs37%

What stands out

63%

of Pottawattamie Park'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
63%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$14 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pottawattamie Park. 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 Pottawattamie Park 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.