Township government · Marshall County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Polk Township took in $291 thousand and spent $408 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money32%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

32%

of Polk Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
68%$197 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$93 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails78%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Sent to other local governments1.2%

What stands out

78%

of Polk 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
78%$319 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polk 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 Polk 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.