Township government · Parke 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 $328 thousand and spent $51 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Fines and other38%

What stands out

38%

of Union Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes62%

Property tax
50%$163 thousand
Individual income tax
9.8%$32 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails98%Social services2.0%

What stands out

98%

of Union 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
98%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Social services
2.0%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1 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.