Township government · Fountain County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cain Township took in $59 thousand and spent $24 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money32%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes66%

Property tax
66%$39 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs33%Sent to other local governments17%

What stands out

50%

of Cain 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
50%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$8 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cain 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 Cain 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.