County government · St Joseph County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Joseph County took in $217 million and spent $255 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money20%Fines and other19%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)11%Federal tax money10%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

18%

of St. Joseph County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 6%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
34%$73.4 million
Other taxes
4.8%$10.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$10.2 million
  • Other licenses$234 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$23.6 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Airport$13.1 million
  • Garbage collection$5.1 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$354 thousand
  • Housing$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$22.5 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$43.7 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$3.0 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$40.0 million
Fines
0.2%$412 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Housing and community development1.9%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

18%

of St. Joseph County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$100 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$62.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$17.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$16.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$87.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$16.3 million
  • Government buildings$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$45.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$25.8 million
  • Airports$19.9 million
  • Public transit$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
Housing and community development
1.9%$5.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph 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.