Township government · Brown County, IN

Van Buren Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Van Buren Township took in $118 thousand and spent $72 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money36%Fees for services1.7%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

36%

of Van Buren Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes61%

Property tax
61%$72 thousand

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$43 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Sent to other local governments9.7%

What stands out

32%

of Van Buren 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%

Running the government and other costs
58%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.7%$7 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$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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.