City government · Wabash County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wabash took in $19.6 million and spent $15.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, airport)23%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money4.2%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

26%

of Wabash's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes57%

Property tax
30%$5.9 million
Individual income tax
26%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.7%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$114 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Airport$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$1.7 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$608 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$831 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$854 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

42%

of Wabash's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.9 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$145 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$388 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$388 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wabash. 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 City of Wabash 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.