County government · Spencer County, IN

Spencer County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Spencer County took in $16.4 million and spent $21.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%State tax money31%Fines and other7.5%Local tax money2.5%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

57%

of Spencer County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes58%

Property tax
57%$9.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$118 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$99 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$136 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$5.1 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$414 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$1.2 million
Fines
0.4%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals2.5%Environment and natural resources1.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

52%

of Spencer County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$11.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$720 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$421 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$525 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$525 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$210 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$210 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spencer County. 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 Spencer County 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.