Township government · Hardin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buck Township took in $413 thousand and spent $311 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Fines and other27%State tax money11%Fees for services2.4%

What stands out

37%

of Buck 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 taxes60%

Other taxes
37%$153 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$95 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$44 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals4.2%

What stands out

4.2%

of Buck Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$166 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$166 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$99 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buck 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 Buck 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.