Township government · Decatur County, IN

Salt Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salt Creek Township took in $59 thousand and spent $53 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money32%

What stands out

32%

of Salt Creek 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%$40 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Sent to other local governments9.4%

What stands out

17%

of Salt Creek Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$21 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.4%$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

Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek 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.