Township government · Allen County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), American Township took in $4.5 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%Fines and other14%

What stands out

14%

of American Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes86%

Property tax
81%$3.7 million
Sales tax
3.2%$144 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$50 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$21 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
<0.1%$4 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$655 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

44%

of American 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
44%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$791 thousand
  • Fire protection$700 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$300 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$300 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$91 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$78 thousand
  • Gas supply$12 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

American 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 American 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.