Township government · Allen County, IN

St. Joseph Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Joseph Township took in $1.0 million and spent $807 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%State tax money8.8%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

84%

of St. Joseph Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 66%.

Township taxes84%

Property tax
84%$853 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$90 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$20 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs34%Sent to other local governments16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%

What stands out

16%

of St. Joseph Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$355 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$355 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$277 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$277 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$126 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$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph 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.