Township government · Paulding 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 $495 thousand and spent $316 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%Fines and other15%State tax money6.7%County and local tax money3.6%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

28%

of Benton Township's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
41%$203 thousand
Sales tax
28%$139 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes
  • Motor fuel taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$33 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$18 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

69%

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
69%$218 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$218 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$35 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.