City government · Kosciusko County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Warsaw took in $54.7 million and spent $57.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)37%State tax money19%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

39%

of Warsaw's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
39%$21.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$20.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$19.0 million
  • Garbage collection$520 thousand
  • Airport$405 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$262 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$153 thousand
  • Parking$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$10.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$275 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

43%

of Warsaw's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$24.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.2 million
Housing and community development
6.3%$3.6 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$124 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Warsaw. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Warsaw 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.