Township government · Porter County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portage Township took in $4.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%Fees for services (parks and recreation)13%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

78%

of Portage Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes87%

Property tax
78%$3.3 million
Other taxes
9.0%$380 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$380 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$531 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$225 thousand
  • Other service charges$214 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Social services9.1%Interest on debt7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%

What stands out

9.1%

of Portage Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$889 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$889 thousand
Social services
9.1%$243 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$243 thousand
Interest on debt
7.6%$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Portage 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 Portage 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.