Town government · Delaware County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Selma took in $383 thousand and spent $188 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Town taxes42%Fees for services (sewer)8.4%County and local tax money3.7%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

44%

of Selma's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
37%$140 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$168 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs90%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

90%

of Selma'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
90%$170 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)$162 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Selma. 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 Selma 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.