Town government · Cass County, IN

Royal Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Royal Center took in $1.1 million and spent $560 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)59%State tax money22%Town taxes15%County and local tax money2.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

59%

of Royal Center'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 taxes15%

Property tax
15%$167 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 services59%

Fees for services
59%$661 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$350 thousand
  • Water$311 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$251 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$29 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Royal Center'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$272 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$181 thousand
  • Water supply$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$212 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)$198 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Royal Center. 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 Royal Center 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.