Township government · Harrison County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrison Township took in $568 thousand and spent $178 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Township taxes40%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

59%

of Harrison Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes40%

Property tax
40%$226 thousand

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$336 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails43%Sent to other local governments8.4%

What stands out

43%

of Harrison 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%

Running the government and other costs
48%$86 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.4%$15 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$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Harrison 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.