Township government · Vanderburgh 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 $602 thousand and spent $558 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes100%

What stands out

20%

of German 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
74%$443 thousand
Individual income tax
20%$119 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails87%Running the government and other costs11%Social services1.6%

What stands out

87%

of German 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
87%$488 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$488 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$61 thousand
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)$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Social services
1.6%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 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.