Town government · Pulaski County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winamac took in $15.5 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)90%State tax money4.3%Town taxes3.4%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

90%

of Winamac's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes3.4%

Property tax
3.4%$521 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$14.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$10.8 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$666 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$94 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$199 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities81%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Housing and community development1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

81%

of Winamac's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
81%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$5.7 million
  • Sewer systems$433 thousand
  • Water supply$387 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$977 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$873 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$156 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges and roads and highways
  • Toll roads and bridges$149 thousand
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$154 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$133 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$133 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$117 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winamac. 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 Winamac 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.