Township government · Ottawa County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Danbury Township took in $4.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%County and local tax money13%Fees for services8.8%Fines and other5.0%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Danbury 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 taxes73%

Property tax
71%$3.1 million
Other taxes
2.0%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$381 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$374 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$13 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$576 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$214 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails69%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs14%

What stands out

69%

of Danbury 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
69%$945 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$565 thousand
  • Fire protection$380 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$237 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$186 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)$158 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Danbury 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 Danbury 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.