Township government · Porter County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pine Township took in $126 thousand and spent $70 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

98%

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

Township taxes98%

Property tax
98%$123 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails66%Running the government and other costs27%Social services7.1%

What stands out

66%

of Pine 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
66%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$19 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Social services
7.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pine 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 Pine 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.