Township government · Ripley County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Laughery Township took in $37 thousand and spent $52 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%State tax money11%

What stands out

89%

of Laughery Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
89%$33 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails40%Sent to other local governments7.7%

What stands out

40%

of Laughery 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%

Running the government and other costs
52%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Laughery 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 Laughery 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.