Town government · Jay County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Redkey took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)63%State tax money23%Town taxes13%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

63%

of Redkey'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 taxes13%

Property tax
13%$210 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$523 thousand
  • Water$410 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$383 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt13%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

13%

of Redkey's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$473 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$369 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$104 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$334 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$141 thousand
  • Water supply$116 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$222 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$222 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Redkey. 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 Redkey 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.