Township government · St Joseph County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clay Township took in $13.5 million and spent $12.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%Fines and other16%County and local tax money8.1%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

16%

of Clay Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes74%

Property tax
64%$8.7 million
Other taxes
5.1%$691 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$690 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
4.7%$642 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.7%$229 thousand

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$1.1 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails89%Running the government and other costs8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Social services1.4%

What stands out

89%

of Clay Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
89%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10.9 million
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$979 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$768 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$211 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$253 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$253 thousand
Social services
1.4%$177 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$160 thousand
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 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.