Township government · Montgomery County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union Township took in $740 thousand and spent $641 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%State tax money11%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

88%

of Union Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
88%$654 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$83 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Sent to other local governments24%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

24%

of Union Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$337 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$337 thousand
Sent to other local governments
24%$153 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$153 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$144 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.