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South Bend's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Bend took in $6.8 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%City taxes17%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

51%

of South Bend's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes17%

Other taxes
8.0%$545 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$309 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$170 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.7%$319 thousand
Property tax
3.8%$258 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$701 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$3.5 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$220 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$72 thousand
Fines
0.8%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Interest on debt6.4%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

3.8%

of South Bend's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$667 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$910 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$686 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$115 thousand
  • Fire protection$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$475 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$473 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$432 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$407 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.8%$257 thousand
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$149 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Bend. 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 South Bend 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.