Township government · Sandusky County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ballville Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.1 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 taxes89%County and local tax money4.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.4%Fines and other2.4%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

85%

of Ballville Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
85%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.3%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$34 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$51 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$14 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$68 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

25%

of Ballville 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$390 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$319 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$278 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$278 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ballville 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 Ballville 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.