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New Castle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Castle took in $22.3 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fines and other18%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)14%Federal tax money7.5%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

16%

of New Castle's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes56%

Property tax
32%$7.2 million
Individual income tax
16%$3.5 million
Other taxes
8.3%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$295 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$205 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$317 thousand
  • Parking$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$1.7 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$874 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$4.0 million
Fines
0.3%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs15%Housing and community development3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

29%

of New Castle's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$610 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$417 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Public transit$201 thousand
  • Parking$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out-$1.3 million
Housing and community development
3.6%$594 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$584 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$514 thousand
  • Libraries$70 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$563 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$57 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$44 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Castle. 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 City of New Castle 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.