Town government · DeKalb County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waterloo took in $2.6 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)52%Town taxes27%State tax money21%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
26%$676 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$779 thousand
  • Water$565 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$531 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals5.9%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

5.9%

of Waterloo's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$712 thousand
  • Government buildings$282 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$597 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$276 thousand
  • Water supply$173 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$587 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$502 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$543 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$543 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$188 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$188 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waterloo. 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 Waterloo 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.