Township government · Jennings County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bigger Township took in $39 thousand and spent $31 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%Fines and other26%

What stands out

26%

of Bigger 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 taxes74%

Property tax
64%$25 thousand
Other taxes
10%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Social services13%

What stands out

13%

of Bigger Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$18 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Social services
13%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bigger 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 Bigger 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.