Township government · Marion County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pike Township took in $44.0 million and spent $38.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Fines and other19%

What stands out

19%

of Pike Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
62%$27.5 million
Individual income tax
19%$8.3 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$15 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$8.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails97%Running the government and other costs1.7%Social services0.9%

What stands out

97%

of Pike Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 9.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
97%$37.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$37.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$808 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.7%$655 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$648 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Social services
0.9%$348 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$348 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pike Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Pike 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.