Township government · Paulding County, OH

Blue Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue Creek Township took in $256 thousand and spent $255 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%State tax money2.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Blue Creek 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 taxes98%

Property tax
80%$205 thousand
Other taxes
18%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and estate and gift taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

35%

of Blue Creek 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
53%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$89 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blue Creek Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Blue Creek 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.