Township government · Franklin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brown Township took in $2.5 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes94%State tax money4.9%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

88%

of Brown Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes94%

Property tax
88%$2.2 million
Other taxes
6.8%$170 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$16 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$121 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails85%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Health and hospitals0.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Brown 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
85%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$251 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$251 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brown 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 Brown 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.