Township government · Parke County, IN

Adams Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Adams Township took in $314 thousand and spent $368 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

32%

of Adams Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes98%

Property tax
67%$209 thousand
Other taxes
32%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Interest on debt4.6%

What stands out

65%

of Adams Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$241 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams Township. 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 Adams Township 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.