Town government · Clinton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rossville took in $2.6 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)62%State tax money25%Town taxes11%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

62%

of Rossville'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 taxes11%

Property tax
10%$267 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$305 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$634 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%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$43 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt2.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Housing and community development1.1%

What stands out

58%

of Rossville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$769 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$385 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$489 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$273 thousand
  • Water supply$210 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$47 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rossville. 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 Town of Rossville 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.