Township government · Jasper County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wheatfield Township took in $787 thousand and spent $860 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services37%County and local tax money27%Township taxes23%Fines and other13%

What stands out

37%

of Wheatfield Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes23%

Property tax
13%$104 thousand
Individual income tax
7.4%$58 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$290 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$290 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$214 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals86%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Running the government and other costs3.4%Social services1.6%

What stands out

86%

of Wheatfield Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
86%$739 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$739 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$29 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
Social services
1.6%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheatfield 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 Wheatfield 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.