County government · Tippecanoe County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Tippecanoe County took in $122 million and spent $107 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money41%Fines and other7.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)4.0%Federal tax money1.9%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

41%

of Tippecanoe County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
41%$49.7 million
Other taxes
3.0%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$922 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$839 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$492 thousand
  • Parking$117 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$2.4 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$50.5 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$1.7 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$9.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Social services3.3%Health and hospitals3.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

50%

of Tippecanoe County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$53.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$31.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$5.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$35.0 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$23.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
  • Parking$135 thousand
Social services
3.3%$3.5 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$3.5 million
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$739 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$318 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$456 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$233 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$233 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe 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.