Township government · Lake County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hobart Township took in $702 thousand and spent $631 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%State tax money9.0%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services1.9%

What stands out

86%

of Hobart Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes86%

Property tax
86%$605 thousand

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$63 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Sent to other local governments36%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

36%

of Hobart Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$363 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$244 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
Sent to other local governments
36%$226 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$226 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hobart 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 Hobart 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.