Township government · Hamilton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson Township took in $1.2 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%County and local tax money12%Fees for services9.4%State tax money8.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Jackson Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$866 thousand

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$99 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$154 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails83%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals3.9%Sent to other local governments0.5%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

83%

of Jackson 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
83%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$267 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$267 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$11 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$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.