Township government · Geauga County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chardon Township took in $2.0 million and spent $589 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money4.1%Fees for services2.9%

What stands out

12%

of Chardon Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
68%$1.4 million
Other taxes
8.6%$176 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$157 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$242 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$83 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs98%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

98%

of Chardon 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
98%$575 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$557 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chardon 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 Chardon 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.