Township government · Porter County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Boone Township took in $266 thousand and spent $239 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%State tax money11%Fees for services2.3%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

85%

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

Township taxes85%

Property tax
85%$226 thousand

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$30 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Sent to other local governments5.4%

What stands out

39%

of Boone 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
55%$132 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$132 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boone 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 Boone 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.