Township government · Ottawa County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carroll Township took in $2.6 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%Fines and other6.3%State tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

49%

of Carroll 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%

Other taxes
49%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$140 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
39%$1.0 million

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$109 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$20 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs84%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

84%

of Carroll 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
84%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$272 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$189 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll 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 Carroll 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.