Township government · Wayne 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 $37 thousand and spent $34 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes97%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

19%

of Harrison Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes97%

Property tax
78%$29 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$7 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Running the government and other costs24%Social services5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%

What stands out

68%

of Harrison 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
68%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$8 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)$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Social services
5.9%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 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. 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.