Township government · St Joseph County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Olive Township took in $2.5 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%County and local tax money14%Fees for services7.8%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Olive 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 taxes77%

Property tax
68%$1.7 million
Individual income tax
6.2%$159 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$198 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$185 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$361 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails96%Running the government and other costs3.2%Social services0.8%

What stands out

96%

of Olive 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
96%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$89 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Social services
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Olive 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 Olive 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.