Town government · Elkhart County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wakarusa took in $2.7 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money9.2%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

67%

of Wakarusa's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
67%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$622 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$314 thousand
  • Water$308 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$245 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

35%

of Wakarusa'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$538 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 3 more
  • Sewer systems$218 thousand
  • Electric power$109 thousand
  • Water supply$94 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
  • Gas supply$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$464 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$330 thousand
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$215 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$80 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wakarusa. 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 Wakarusa 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.