Township government · Clark County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charlestown Township took in $191 thousand and spent $242 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%State tax money7.9%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

91%

of Charlestown Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes91%

Property tax
91%$173 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Sent to other local governments37%

What stands out

37%

of Charlestown Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
63%$153 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$153 thousand
Sent to other local governments
37%$89 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$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Charlestown 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 Charlestown 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.