Township government · Jay County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penn Township took in $56 thousand and spent $56 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%State tax money7.1%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

91%

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

Township taxes91%

Property tax
91%$51 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Parks, recreation and libraries29%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments1.8%

What stands out

29%

of Penn Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$32 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
29%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penn 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 Penn 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.