Township government · Hancock County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sugar Creek Township took in $8.1 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fines and other33%Township taxes29%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.2%

What stands out

33%

of Sugar Creek Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes29%

Property tax
29%$2.3 million

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$421 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$409 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.7 million

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails82%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals2.5%Interest on debt0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Sugar Creek Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
82%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$196 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$196 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$14 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$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sugar 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 Sugar 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.