County government · Pulaski County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pulaski County took in $26.0 million and spent $18.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%County taxes16%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)4.9%Fines and other2.7%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

76%

of Pulaski County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes16%

Property tax
16%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$957 thousand
  • Garbage collection$300 thousand
  • Airport$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$19.6 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$236 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$530 thousand
Fines
0.7%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking18%Environment and natural resources2.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

47%

of Pulaski County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$8.7 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)$4.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$512 thousand
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$246 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$154 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Airports$124 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$521 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$521 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$342 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$337 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$299 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$299 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pulaski County. 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 Pulaski 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.