Township government · Posey County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Smith Township took in $77 thousand and spent $48 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money100%

What stands out

100%

of Smith Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

County and local tax money100%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
100%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs27%Social services27%

What stands out

27%

of Smith Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$13 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Social services
27%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Smith 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 Smith 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.