City government · Knox County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Vincennes took in $29.6 million and spent $19.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)67%City taxes27%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other1.8%State tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

67%

of Vincennes' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
27%$8.0 million
Sales tax
<0.1%$5 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$19.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$12.6 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$786 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$483 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$38 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$535 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Interest on debt9.1%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Running the government and other costs5.2%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

9.1%

of Vincennes' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Water supply$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.2 million
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$277 thousand
Interest on debt
9.1%$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$565 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$315 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$618 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$618 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vincennes. 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 Vincennes 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.