Township government · Jasper County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walker Township took in $135 thousand and spent $184 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Fines and other31%State tax money28%

What stands out

31%

of Walker 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 taxes41%

Property tax
41%$55 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$38 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
31%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails73%Running the government and other costs26%Sent to other local governments0.5%

What stands out

73%

of Walker 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
73%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$48 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walker 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 Walker 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.