Township government · Posey County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Point Township took in $35 thousand and spent $21 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money20%

What stands out

80%

of Point 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%$28 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs33%Sent to other local governments4.8%

What stands out

62%

of Point 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
62%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$7 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$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

Point 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 Point 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.