Town government · Knox County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sandborn took in $1.9 million and spent $301 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)91%State tax money6.0%Town taxes2.9%Fines and other0.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

91%

of Sandborn'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 taxes2.9%

Property tax
2.8%$53 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services91%

Fees for services
91%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$256 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$113 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs28%Interest on debt17%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$73 thousand
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$84 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)$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sandborn. 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 Sandborn 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.