Town government · Fountain County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Veedersburg took in $7.9 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)77%Town taxes14%State tax money7.6%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

77%

of Veedersburg'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%.

Town taxes14%

Property tax
14%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Sewer$716 thousand
  • Water$505 thousand
  • Garbage collection$93 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$600 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Interest on debt0.7%Police, fire, courts and jails<0.1%

What stands out

71%

of Veedersburg'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
71%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$122 thousand
  • Sewer systems$111 thousand
  • Water supply$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$967 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$602 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$365 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$491 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$491 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Veedersburg. 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 Town of Veedersburg 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.