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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Crawfordsville took in $272 thousand and spent $132 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%City taxes31%Fines and other12%Federal tax money9.6%State tax money8.8%

What stands out

13%

of Crawfordsville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Property tax
18%$50 thousand
Sales tax
13%$34 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$106 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$83 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.6%$26 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$24 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

22%

of Crawfordsville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$38 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$22 thousand
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$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crawfordsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Crawfordsville 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.