Township government · Marion County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Decatur Township took in $10.4 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%Fees for services15%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Decatur Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes85%

Property tax
57%$5.9 million
Individual income tax
28%$2.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails98%Running the government and other costs1.9%Social services0.2%

What stands out

98%

of Decatur 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
98%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$219 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.9%$133 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Social services
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur 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 Decatur 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.