City government · Shelby County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Shelbyville took in $295 million and spent $266 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)77%Fines and other11%State tax money5.9%City taxes5.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

77%

of Shelbyville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes5.9%

Property tax
5.6%$16.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$676 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$560 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$115 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$39 thousand

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$227 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$213 million
  • Sewer$10.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$569 thousand
  • Airport$319 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$17.4 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$296 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$33.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals76%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Sent to other local governments2.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

76%

of Shelbyville's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
76%$203 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$199 million
  • Public health$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$33.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$14.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$874 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$484 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$12.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$150 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$118 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$5.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$5.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Parking$222 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.9 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$778 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shelbyville. 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 City of Shelbyville 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.