Township government · Hendricks County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Guilford Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes97%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.6%Fines and other0.5%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

49%

of Guilford 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 taxes97%

Individual income tax
49%$720 thousand
Property tax
48%$714 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries59%Running the government and other costs35%Social services3.9%Sent to other local governments1.9%

What stands out

59%

of Guilford Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
59%$762 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$762 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$455 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$455 thousand
Social services
3.9%$51 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$51 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$24 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Guilford 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 Guilford 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.