Township government · Portage County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charlestown Township took in $479 thousand and spent $352 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%Federal tax money20%County and local tax money7.5%State tax money5.0%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

34%

of Charlestown 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 taxes61%

Other taxes
34%$163 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
27%$129 thousand

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$96 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$24 thousand

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$36 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

28%

of Charlestown 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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$109 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Charlestown 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 Charlestown 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.