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LAKE COUNTY finances

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LAKE COUNTY

County in Indiana (Lake County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 499,689.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$238.7 millionT
Charges and fees$6.2 millionA
Other general revenue$23.9 millionU
From the federal government$216,000B
From the state government$101.2 millionC
From local governments$1.6 millionD
Spending: current operations$253.6 millionE
Spending: construction$29.3 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$89,000I
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$371.7 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$283.0 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$52.6 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Central Staff$67.8 million
General NEC$59.4 million
Judicial$38.9 million
Correction Insts$26.2 million
Police Protection$25.3 million
Parks & Rec$20.3 million
Regular Highways$19.3 million
Financial Adm$9.3 million
Correction NEC$6.0 million
Health$3.6 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$2.9 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$1.1 million
Local Fire Protection$1.1 million
Natural Resources NEC$849,000
Sewerage$692,000
Protective Inspection$216,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$2.0 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$52.6 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$1.4 million
A80Sewerage Charges$406,000
A89All Other NEC Charges$4.4 million
B89Federal IG Other$216,000
C89State IG Other$101.2 million
D89Local IG Other$1.6 million
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$26.0 million
E05Correction NEC-Current Oper$5.9 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$9.2 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$1.1 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$38.7 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$65.3 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$1.1 million
E32Health-Current Operation$3.6 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$10.6 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$2.7 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$789,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$14.7 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$24.8 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$216,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$649,000
E89General NEC-Current Operation$48.4 million
F04Correction Insts-Construction$211,000
F05Correction-NEC-Construction$98,000
F23Financial Adm-Construction$9,000
F25Judicial-Construction$210,000
F29Central Staff-Construction$2.6 million
F32Health-Construction$16,000
F44Regular Highways-Construction$8.7 million
F50Housing & Comm Dev-Constr$219,000
F59Natural Resources NEC-Constr$60,000
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$5.6 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$525,000
F80Sewerage-Construction$43,000
F89General NEC-Construction$11.0 million
I89General Interest on Debt$89,000
T01Property Tax$82.2 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$11,000
T15Public Utilities Tax$32,000
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$769,000
T29Other License Tax$785,000
T40Indiv Income Tax$154.9 million
U20Interest Earnings$14.9 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$4.4 million
U40Rents$7,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$51,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$4.5 million

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 181089163440.