ZIP 46290 · Carmel, IN

Five governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Indiana

$57.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes46%Federal tax money41%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)7.6%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money0.3%
Full Indiana breakdown

What stands out

19%

of Indiana's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes46%

Sales tax
19%$11.0 billion
Individual income tax
14%$8.10 billion
Other taxes
11%$6.38 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 14 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.13 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.73 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$643 million
  • Amusement taxes$621 million
  • Tobacco taxes$340 million
  • Driver's licenses$293 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$273 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$142 million
  • Other licenses$57.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$55.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$26.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$20.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17.4 million
  • Amusement licenses$15.3 million
  • Corporation licenses$12.6 million
  • Severance taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
1.7%$965 million
Property tax
<0.1%$15.3 million

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$4.40 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 9 more
  • College tuition$3.23 billion
  • University housing and dining$817 million
  • Other service charges$204 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$66.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$48.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$23.8 million
  • Housing$7.6 million
  • Other education charges$5.7 million
  • Road charges$2.1 million
  • Hospital bills$177 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

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

From the federal government
41%$23.6 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$172 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$2.90 billion
Fines
<0.1%$56.0 million
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Where the money goes

Social services40%Sent to local governments26%Schools and colleges16%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Running the government and other costs4.2%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

40%

of Indiana's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full Indiana breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
40%$23.1 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$22.9 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$90.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$29.0 million
  • Veterans' services$18.6 million
Sent to local governments
26%$14.8 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$11.4 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.37 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.23 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$350 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$116 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$72.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$61.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$53.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$47.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$30.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$15.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$8.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$7.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$3.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.4 million
  • Sent to the federal government$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
Schools and colleges
16%$9.47 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$6.72 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.21 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.19 billion
  • Other education$358 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$3.17 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.97 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$166 million
  • Ports and harbors$29.5 million
  • Airports$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$2.42 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.63 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$451 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$242 million
  • Other government administration$97.5 million
  • Government buildings$669 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$2.00 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.06 billion
  • Police$508 million
  • Courts and legal services$284 million
  • Inspections and regulation$129 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$21.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$1.11 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$909 million
  • Hospitals$198 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$720 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$556 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$556 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$289 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$94.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$82.4 million
  • Libraries$11.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
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Your county

Hamilton County

$1.02 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)67%State tax money12%County taxes9.9%Fines and other9.5%Federal tax money0.6%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Hamilton County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

Full Hamilton County breakdown

County taxes9.9%

Property tax
8.0%$78.2 million
Other taxes
1.9%$18.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$17.9 million
  • Other licenses$693 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$661 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$653 million
  • Other service charges$7.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$704 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$6.0 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$122 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$2.3 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$93.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$242 thousand
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Where the money goes

Health and hospitals74%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

74%

of Hamilton County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Full Hamilton County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
74%$756 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$749 million
  • Public health$6.7 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$133 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$78.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.4 million
  • Government buildings$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$55.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$54.3 million
  • Airports$597 thousand
  • Public transit$239 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$50.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$24.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$11.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$7.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$4.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.5 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$933 thousand
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Your cities and towns

City of Carmel

$248 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money31%City taxes24%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

31%

of Carmel's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Full Carmel breakdown

City taxes24%

Property tax
22%$60.0 million
Other taxes
2.4%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$106 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$56.3 million
  • Sewer$31.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$13.7 million
  • Other service charges$4.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$85.2 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$2.7 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$8.5 million
Fines
2.0%$5.4 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Interest on debt23%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking9.3%All other spending11%

What stands out

23%

of Carmel's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Full Carmel breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$67.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$34.4 million
  • Police$32.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$841 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$32 thousand
Interest on debt
23%$57.0 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$42.1 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$25.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.7 million
  • Government buildings$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$30.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$15.2 million
  • Sewer systems$14.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$23.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$20.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20.2 million
Housing and community development
2.6%$6.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
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Clay Township

$15.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes61%Fines and other26%State tax money13%
Full Clay Township breakdown

What stands out

26%

of Clay Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 3%.

Township taxes61%

Property tax
61%$6.7 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.5 million

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$2.9 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs67%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Sent to other local governments0.8%

What stands out

25%

of Clay Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 1.7%.

Full Clay Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$10.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$986 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$986 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$128 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$128 thousand
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Your schools

Carmel Clay Schools

$271 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes36%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services (school lunches)4.0%County and local tax money2.8%
Full Carmel Clay Schools breakdown

What stands out

36%

of Carmel Clay Schools' money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$93.0 million

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$7.3 million
  • Other school charges$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$133 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$7.1 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$13.1 million
Carmel Clay Schools page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.5%Sent to other local governments0.1%
Full Carmel Clay Schools breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$262 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$262 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$9.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$276 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$276 thousand
Carmel Clay Schools page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Indiana. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Hamilton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of Carmel. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Clay Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Carmel Clay Schools. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.