Township government · Sullivan County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamilton Township took in $207 thousand and spent $133 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%State tax money12%Fees for services2.4%

What stands out

86%

of Hamilton Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes86%

Property tax
86%$177 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Sent to other local governments29%Running the government and other costs26%

What stands out

29%

of Hamilton Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
29%$39 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$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$34 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.