Township government · Hancock County, IN

Blue River Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue River Township took in $150 thousand and spent $87 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money42%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

42%

of Blue River Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes55%

Property tax
55%$83 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$63 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails82%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments1.1%

What stands out

82%

of Blue River 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
82%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$15 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blue River 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 Blue River 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.