Township government · Washington 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 $126 thousand and spent $81 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money42%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

42%

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 taxes57%

Property tax
57%$72 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$53 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs43%

What stands out

57%

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
57%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$35 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$35 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.