Township government · Tippecanoe County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wea Township took in $1.1 million and spent $776 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%State tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.2%

What stands out

83%

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

Township taxes83%

Property tax

83%$904 thousand

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services

2.2%$24 thousand

What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other government-run businesses

Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state

14%$156 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Interest on debt6.2%Sent to other local governments5.8%

What stands out

59%

of Wea 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

59%$457 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$457 thousand

Running the government and other costs

15%$119 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out

Other and not broken out$119 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

14%$107 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$107 thousand

Interest on debt

6.2%$48 thousand

Sent to other local governments

5.8%$45 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$45 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wea 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 Wea 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.