Township government · Darke 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 $243 thousand and spent $471 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%State tax money7.4%Fees for services2.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

33%

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 taxes89%

Property tax
56%$137 thousand
Other taxes
33%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$68 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$18 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

21%

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
46%$215 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$215 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$154 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$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and gas supply
  • Electric power$1 thousand
  • Gas supply$1 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.