Township government · Geauga County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burton Township took in $1.1 million and spent $798 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 taxes82%County and local tax money12%Fees for services2.3%State tax money1.9%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Burton Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes82%

Property tax
75%$813 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$21 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$129 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs29%Social services3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Burton 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
34%$271 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$210 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$261 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$261 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$231 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Social services
3.9%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burton 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 Burton 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.