Township government · Starke County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oregon Township took in $220 thousand and spent $191 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money20%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

80%

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

Township taxes80%

Property tax
80%$175 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails75%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

75%

of Oregon 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
75%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oregon 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 Oregon 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.