Township government · Hardin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cessna Township took in $337 thousand and spent $133 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 taxes98%State tax money1.2%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

68%

of Cessna 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 taxes98%

Other taxes
68%$228 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$205 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
30%$102 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

55%

of Cessna 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
55%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cessna 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 Cessna 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.