Township government · Ottawa County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bay Township took in $429 thousand and spent $364 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%State tax money1.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

24%

of Bay 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 taxes98%

Property tax
73%$315 thousand
Other taxes
24%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$42 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs77%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals3.0%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

77%

of Bay Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
77%$279 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$220 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bay 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 Bay 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.