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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carmel took in $2.1 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money37%Fees for services5.9%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

37%

of Carmel's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$774 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%

What stands out

11%

of Carmel's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$707 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$707 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$460 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$259 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$164 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$274 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Police$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$215 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$215 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$136 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$99 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carmel. 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 Carmel 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.