County government · Vanderburgh County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Vanderburgh County took in $390 million and spent $132 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money34%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.0%

What stands out

60%

of Vanderburgh County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
60%$235 million
Other taxes
3.4%$13.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$10.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$908 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$506 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$131 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$5.2 million
Fines
0.2%$810 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Health and hospitals4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Vanderburgh County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$63.1 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$30.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.8 million
  • Government buildings$375 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$46.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$18.9 million
  • Police$18.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$810 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$11.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.8%$6.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$310 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$310 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh 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.