Town government · Boone County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Zionsville took in $19.4 million and spent $54.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)39%Town taxes9.5%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

47%

of Zionsville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Town taxes9.5%

Other taxes
9.5%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$584 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$971 thousand
  • Other service charges$773 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$9.1 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$548 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$259 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

5.3%

of Zionsville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$20.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Fire protection$9.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$17.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$777 thousand
  • Government buildings$539 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$894 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$977 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$54 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Zionsville. 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 Town of Zionsville 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.