County government · Vermillion County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Vermillion County took in $27.2 million and spent $33.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes36%Fines and other8.7%Fees for services8.2%Local tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

45%

of Vermillion County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
35%$9.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$262 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$247 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$69 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$12.4 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$257 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$2.2 million
Fines
0.6%$172 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt2.0%Environment and natural resources1.2%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

47%

of Vermillion County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$15.9 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$10.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$514 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.9 million
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$685 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$271 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$680 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$420 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$420 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$367 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$367 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$266 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$266 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vermillion 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 Vermillion 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.