Town government · Hancock County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shirley took in $1.1 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%Town taxes23%State tax money17%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money3.8%

What stands out

3.9%

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

Town taxes23%

Property tax
22%$242 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$529 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$329 thousand
  • Water$153 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$43 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$183 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$42 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$50 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs75%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

75%

of Shirley'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
75%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$968 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$416 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$316 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$132 thousand
  • Water supply$129 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$44 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shirley. 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 Shirley 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.