Township government · Morgan County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brown Township took in $1.9 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fees for services38%State tax money8.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Brown Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
53%$1.0 million

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$727 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$727 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$153 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Health and hospitals33%Running the government and other costs22%Sent to other local governments3.8%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

33%

of Brown Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$929 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$929 thousand
Health and hospitals
33%$780 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$780 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$509 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$509 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$88 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$88 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brown 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 Brown 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.