Township government · Howard 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 $2.1 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%County and local tax money13%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

13%

of Center Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes86%

Property tax
78%$1.7 million
Other taxes
7.5%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$273 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Social services34%Housing and community development29%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%

What stands out

34%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
34%$600 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$600 thousand
Housing and community development
29%$500 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$497 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$300 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 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.