Township government · Monroe County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton Township took in $213 thousand and spent $199 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%Fines and other13%

What stands out

72%

of Benton 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 taxes87%

Other taxes
72%$153 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$33 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%Interest on debt0.5%Sent to other local governments0.5%

What stands out

77%

of Benton Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$153 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$153 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton 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 Benton 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.