Township government · Ottawa County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clay Township took in $1.9 million and spent $462 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Township taxes35%County and local tax money20%Fees for services0.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

20%

of Clay 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 taxes35%

Property tax
35%$666 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$824 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$388 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$13 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs90%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Sent to other local governments2.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%Social services0.4%Interest on debt0.2%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
90%$416 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$404 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$12 thousand
  • Gas supply$5 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$10 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Social services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.