Township government · Howard County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Taylor Township took in $171 thousand and spent $359 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fees for services (parks and recreation)32%State tax money14%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

32%

of Taylor Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes51%

Property tax
51%$88 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$55 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$24 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments10%Interest on debt6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%

What stands out

62%

of Taylor 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
62%$224 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$224 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$36 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$36 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Taylor 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 Taylor 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.