Township government · Tippecanoe County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tippecanoe Township took in $863 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes100%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

13%

of Tippecanoe Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
80%$688 thousand
Other taxes
13%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
7.5%$65 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails96%Running the government and other costs3.8%Social services<0.1%

What stands out

96%

of Tippecanoe 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
96%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
3.8%$44 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe 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.