City government · Rush County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rushville took in $12.5 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Federal tax money14%State tax money11%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

14%

of Rushville's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes41%

Property tax
40%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$417 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$1.7 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.4 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$394 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$131 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs23%Interest on debt7.6%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

24%

of Rushville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$464 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$462 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
Interest on debt
7.6%$863 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$430 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$430 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$257 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$257 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$208 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$208 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rushville. 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 City of Rushville 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.