County government · Randolph County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Randolph County took in $12.1 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Fines and other14%Fees for services (airport)10%Federal tax money9.4%State tax money8.2%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
58%$7.0 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$956 thousand
  • Airport$255 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$1.1 million

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$987 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$1.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt3.6%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

54%

of Randolph County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
  • Airports$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$973 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$923 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$748 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$824 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$506 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$356 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$168 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$168 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Randolph 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 Randolph 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.