Township government · Brown County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clark Township took in $540 thousand and spent $523 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 taxes46%County and local tax money27%Fees for services23%State tax money3.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

27%

of Clark Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
46%$250 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$19 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$145 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails70%Roads, transit and parking29%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

70%

of Clark 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
70%$364 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$364 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$153 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$153 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark 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 Clark 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.