Township government · LaGrange County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clearspring Township took in $191 thousand and spent $159 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes100%

What stands out

39%

of Clearspring Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
61%$117 thousand
Individual income tax
39%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails69%Running the government and other costs27%Social services3.8%

What stands out

69%

of Clearspring Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
69%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$43 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Social services
3.8%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clearspring 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 Clearspring 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.