City government · Perry County, IN

Tell City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Tell City took in $44.7 million and spent $38.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)82%State tax money11%City taxes6.8%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Tell City'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 taxes6.8%

Property tax
5.4%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.4%$634 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$585 thousand
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$36.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$28.4 million
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$560 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$4.8 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$74 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$236 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

76%

of Tell City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$28.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$22.5 million
  • Water supply$3.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$557 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$3.5 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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$131 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$482 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$482 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$78 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tell City. 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 Tell City 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.