Township government · Grant County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sims Township took in $64 thousand and spent $86 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%State tax money7.8%Fees for services1.6%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

89%

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

Township taxes89%

Property tax
89%$57 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments45%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries27%

What stands out

45%

of Sims Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
45%$39 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$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sims 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 Sims 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.