Township government · Posey County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Black Township took in $1.2 million and spent $695 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%State tax money16%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

84%

of Black Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes84%

Property tax
84%$968 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$179 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs27%Sent to other local governments13%

What stands out

59%

of Black 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
59%$412 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$412 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$190 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$190 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$93 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$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Black 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 Black 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.