Township government · Vermillion County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Helt Township took in $469 thousand and spent $352 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%Fines and other12%

What stands out

10%

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

Township taxes88%

Property tax
75%$350 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$47 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Social services1.4%

What stands out

49%

of Helt 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
49%$171 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Social services
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Helt 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 Helt 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.