Township government · Morrow County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cardington Township took in $607 thousand and spent $559 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Federal tax money9.4%State tax money9.1%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services0.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Cardington 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 taxes81%

Property tax
55%$335 thousand
Other taxes
25%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$57 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$55 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Roads, transit and parking42%

What stands out

58%

of Cardington Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$325 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$248 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
42%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cardington 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 Cardington 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.