Township government · Lake County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Township took in $7.7 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%Fees for services (parks and recreation)17%State tax money6.4%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

17%

of North Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
73%$5.6 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$136 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$491 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$300 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries36%Social services32%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking11%

What stands out

32%

of North Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
36%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Social services
32%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$950 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$329 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$312 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$156 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$457 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$457 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North 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 North 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.