Township government · Allen County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jefferson Township took in $367 thousand and spent $233 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other45%Township taxes41%State tax money10%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.4%

What stands out

45%

of Jefferson Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes41%

Property tax
41%$150 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$37 thousand

Fines and other45%

Interest, rents and other
45%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Health and hospitals21%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Running the government and other costs11%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Jefferson Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.