Township government · Hamilton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clay Township took in $11.1 million and spent $15.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%Fines and other26%State tax money13%

What stands out

26%

of Clay Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 3%.

Township taxes61%

Property tax
61%$6.7 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.5 million

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Sent to other local governments0.8%

What stands out

25%

of Clay Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 1.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$10.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$986 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$986 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$128 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$128 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Clay 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.