Township government · Parke 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 $26 thousand and spent $8 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes100%

What stands out

96%

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

Township taxes100%

Property tax
96%$25 thousand
Individual income tax
3.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails88%Social services13%

What stands out

88%

of Sugar 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
88%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Social services
13%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 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.