Township government · Erie County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Berlin Township took in $1.1 million and spent $984 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%Federal tax money14%Fines and other11%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

15%

of Berlin 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 taxes71%

Property tax
53%$588 thousand
Other taxes
15%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.4%$38 thousand

Federal tax money14%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
14%$154 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$39 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Sent to other local governments4.0%

What stands out

37%

of Berlin 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%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$481 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$481 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$363 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$281 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$39 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$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berlin 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 Berlin 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.