Township government · Darke County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Adams Township took in $819 thousand and spent $596 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Federal tax money13%State tax money5.0%County and local tax money4.3%

What stands out

22%

of Adams Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
56%$460 thousand
Other taxes
22%$177 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
13%$106 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$41 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%

What stands out

57%

of Adams 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
57%$338 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$338 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$139 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$139 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams 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 Adams 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.