Town government · Lake County, IN

St. John's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. John took in $38.5 million and spent $33.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%Town taxes27%State tax money15%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

53%

of St. John'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%.

Town taxes27%

Property tax
23%$9.0 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$846 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$318 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$143 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$20.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$10.8 million
  • Water$8.6 million
  • Other service charges$767 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$471 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$5.9 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$536 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

33%

of St. John's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$11.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.6 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$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$8.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$675 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$172 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$962 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. John. 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 Town of St. John 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.