Township government · Bartholomew County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), German Township took in $298 thousand and spent $200 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%County and local tax money35%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

35%

of German Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes65%

Property tax
59%$175 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$103 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Social services29%Running the government and other costs24%

What stands out

29%

of German Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
Social services
29%$58 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$47 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

German 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 German 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.