Township government · Lorain County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Amherst Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money29%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

8.6%

of Amherst 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 taxes67%

Property tax
59%$823 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$402 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt7.9%Health and hospitals5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

7.9%

of Amherst Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$507 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$266 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$241 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$402 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$402 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$194 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$112 thousand
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
Interest on debt
7.9%$102 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$83 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Amherst Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Amherst 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.