Town government · Putnam County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roachdale took in $1.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)75%State tax money15%Town taxes8.6%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

75%

of Roachdale'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 taxes8.6%

Property tax
8.5%$162 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 1 more
  • Gas$929 thousand
  • Sewer$276 thousand
  • Water$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$293 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$8 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$4 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Interest on debt3.9%

What stands out

63%

of Roachdale'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
63%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Gas supply$838 thousand
  • Sewer systems$224 thousand
  • Water supply$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$370 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)$280 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$212 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$79 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Roachdale. 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 Roachdale 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.