Township government · Newton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beaver Township took in $400 thousand and spent $320 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fines and other21%State tax money20%County and local tax money9.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.0%

What stands out

21%

of Beaver Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes47%

Property tax

47%$189 thousand

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services

3.0%$12 thousand

What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other government-run businesses

Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state

20%$78 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

9.8%$39 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other

21%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Sent to other local governments0.9%

What stands out

36%

of Beaver Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

62%$197 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out

Other and not broken out$197 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

36%$115 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$115 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.6%$5 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.9%$3 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$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Beaver 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 Beaver 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.