County government · Warren County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Warren County took in $9.8 million and spent $12.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%County taxes44%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

51%

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

County taxes44%

Property tax
44%$4.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$5.0 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$343 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals5.2%Housing and community development4.3%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

40%

of Warren 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
40%$5.1 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$447 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$799 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$554 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$176 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$655 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$655 thousand
Housing and community development
4.3%$536 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$186 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$186 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warren 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 Warren 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.