County government · Starke County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Starke County took in $18.5 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%County taxes35%Fees for services (airport)7.6%Local tax money2.8%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

51%

of Starke County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
31%$5.8 million
Other taxes
3.6%$672 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$435 thousand
  • Other licenses$163 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$32 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$983 thousand
  • Airport$423 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$165 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$9.4 million

Local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.8%$520 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$383 thousand
Fines
0.6%$116 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Health and hospitals10%Interest on debt6.6%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

6.6%

of Starke County's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$5.8 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$616 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$759 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$955 thousand
  • Police$817 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$152 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$152 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$140 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$140 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Starke County. 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 Starke 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.