Township government · Knox 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 $489 thousand and spent $328 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%Federal tax money19%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

34%

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 taxes76%

Property tax
38%$185 thousand
Other taxes
34%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
4.9%$24 thousand

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$91 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%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%

What stands out

69%

of Berlin 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%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$99 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 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.