Township government · Knox 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 $705 thousand and spent $598 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 taxes80%Fines and other18%Federal tax money1.3%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Brown 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 taxes80%

Property tax
72%$509 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; estate and gift taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$11 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$9 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails58%Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

58%

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
58%$344 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$344 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$214 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 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. 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 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.