Township government · Hancock County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blanchard Township took in $1.2 million and spent $799 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other62%Township taxes24%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money3.7%State tax money3.2%Fees for services2.2%

What stands out

62%

of Blanchard Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes24%

Other taxes
14%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$124 thousand

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$43 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$37 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$49 thousand

Fines and other62%

Interest, rents and other
62%$716 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking4.6%

What stands out

52%

of Blanchard Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$412 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$412 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$350 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$279 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$37 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blanchard 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 Blanchard 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.