Township government · Madison County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stony Creek Township took in $523 thousand and spent $604 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%State tax money8.8%

What stands out

86%

of Stony Creek 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
86%$448 thousand
Individual income tax
5.5%$29 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails79%Interest on debt11%Running the government and other costs10%

What stands out

79%

of Stony Creek 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
79%$477 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$477 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stony 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 Stony 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.