Township government · Clark County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Silver Creek Township took in $248 thousand and spent $206 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money29%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.9%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

29%

of Silver Creek Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes63%

Property tax
63%$157 thousand

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$71 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs73%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Sent to other local governments4.4%

What stands out

73%

of Silver Creek Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
73%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Silver 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 Silver 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.