Town government · Orange County, IN

West Baden Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Baden Springs took in $2.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Town taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)13%Fines and other10%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$368 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$350 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.1 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$300 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries35%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Interest on debt7.0%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

35%

of West Baden Springs' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
35%$670 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$670 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$612 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$472 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$259 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$238 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$183 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$183 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Baden Springs. 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 West Baden Springs 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.