Township government · Vermillion County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Highland Township took in $103 thousand and spent $209 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%State tax money19%

What stands out

81%

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

Township taxes81%

Property tax
81%$83 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails82%Sent to other local governments9.6%Running the government and other costs8.1%

What stands out

82%

of Highland 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
82%$172 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$172 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.6%$20 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$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$17 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Highland 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 Highland 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.