Township government · Defiance 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 $505 thousand and spent $458 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money20%County and local tax money7.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

31%

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 taxes72%

Property tax
40%$204 thousand
Other taxes
31%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$103 thousand

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$38 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs13%

What stands out

25%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$282 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$282 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 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.