Township government · Owen County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion Township took in $22 thousand and spent $13 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%County and local tax money27%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes73%

Property tax
68%$15 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails77%Social services15%Running the government and other costs7.7%

What stands out

77%

of Marion 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
77%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Social services
15%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$1 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.