County government · White County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), White County took in $29.9 million and spent $35.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes34%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.5%Local tax money8.0%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

8%

of White County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes34%

Property tax
31%$9.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$952 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$654 thousand
  • Other licenses$298 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Road charges$298 thousand
  • Airport$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$12.4 million

Local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.0%$2.4 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.8 million
Fines
1.1%$327 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

47%

of White 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
47%$16.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$734 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$658 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$676 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
  • Airports$736 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$782 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$782 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$640 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$640 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$530 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$350 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$180 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$287 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$287 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White 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 White 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.