Township government · Delaware 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 $2.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%State tax money9.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

89%

of Center Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 66%.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
89%$2.0 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$225 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments50%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%

What stands out

50%

of Center Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
50%$774 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$774 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$400 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$400 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$222 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$222 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$144 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.