Township government · St Joseph County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Centre Township took in $2.9 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%County and local tax money14%Fees for services0.3%State tax money0.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Centre 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 taxes85%

Property tax
85%$2.5 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$5 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$420 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs100%

What stands out

100%

of Centre Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
100%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Centre 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 Centre 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.