Township government · Washington 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 $71 thousand and spent $39 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money41%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

41%

of Jefferson Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes58%

Property tax
58%$41 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$29 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Sent to other local governments7.7%

What stands out

64%

of Jefferson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
64%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$3 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$3 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.