City government · Sullivan County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sullivan took in $4.3 million and spent $213 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)62%City taxes31%State tax money5.2%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

62%

of Sullivan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
31%$1.4 million

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$318 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$225 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$44 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking100%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$213 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$213 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sullivan. 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 City of Sullivan 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.