Township government · Whitley 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 $235 thousand and spent $186 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes100%

What stands out

28%

of Jefferson Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
66%$154 thousand
Individual income tax
28%$66 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails89%Running the government and other costs9.7%Interest on debt1.1%Sent to other local governments0.5%

What stands out

89%

of Jefferson 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
89%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$18 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$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.