Township government · Vanderburgh County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scott Township took in $2.8 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%State tax money8.1%Fines and other0.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

91%

of Scott Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes91%

Property tax
91%$2.6 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$230 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails88%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Running the government and other costs3.9%Interest on debt1.6%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

88%

of Scott 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
88%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$213 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$213 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.9%$130 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$130 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scott 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 Scott 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.