Township government · LaPorte County, IN

Prairie Civil Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Prairie Civil Township took in $89 thousand and spent $56 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money19%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

80%

of Prairie Civil 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%$71 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Running the government and other costs32%

What stands out

68%

of Prairie Civil 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
68%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$18 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prairie Civil 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 Prairie Civil 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.