Township government · Tipton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wildcat Township took in $179 thousand and spent $188 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%County and local tax money9.5%Fees for services7.8%State tax money5.6%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

9.5%

of Wildcat Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
73%$130 thousand

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$10 thousand

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$17 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs35%Sent to other local governments8.5%Health and hospitals3.7%

What stands out

53%

of Wildcat 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
53%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.5%$16 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$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wildcat 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 Wildcat 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.