Township government · Richland 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 $486 thousand and spent $450 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 taxes93%State tax money3.7%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

40%

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 taxes93%

Property tax
53%$259 thousand
Other taxes
40%$192 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$18 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals1.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

11%

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
58%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$131 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)$129 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$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. 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 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.