Township government · Columbiana County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Butler Township took in $1.4 million and spent $840 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%State tax money13%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services2.3%

What stands out

13%

of Butler 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 taxes82%

Property tax
68%$960 thousand
Other taxes
13%$188 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$142 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$179 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%

What stands out

17%

of Butler 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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$376 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$376 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$298 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$298 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler 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 Butler 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.