Township government · Hancock County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vernon Township took in $5.0 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money17%Fees for services7.9%County and local tax money1.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

73%

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

Township taxes73%

Property tax
73%$3.7 million

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$396 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$396 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$870 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$58 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails84%Running the government and other costs9.5%Interest on debt5.2%Sent to other local governments1.2%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

84%

of Vernon Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
84%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$229 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$229 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$124 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$28 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$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vernon 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 Vernon 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.