County government · Indiana County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Indiana County took in $69.5 million and spent $72.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%Fees for services (parks and recreation)26%State tax money19%Federal tax money16%Local tax money1.9%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

16%

of Indiana County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
34%$23.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$652 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$652 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$18.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$18.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$11.4 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$13.1 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$911 thousand
Fines
0.4%$248 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs28%Social services27%Housing and community development6.1%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

27%

of Indiana County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$23.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$9.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.2 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$20.0 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$8.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$989 thousand
Social services
27%$19.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$11.1 million
  • Welfare institutions$8.4 million
Housing and community development
6.1%$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.5 million
  • Roads and highways$518 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$227 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$227 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Indiana 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 Indiana 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.