Township government · Boone County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Center Township took in $1.0 million and spent $966 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%Township taxes37%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

62%

of Center Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes37%

Property tax
37%$384 thousand

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$643 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails83%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments2.7%

What stands out

83%

of Center Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
83%$798 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$798 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$142 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$142 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$26 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$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Center 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 Center 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.