Township government · Portage County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deerfield Township took in $951 thousand and spent $801 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money19%Fines and other12%Fees for services6.6%

What stands out

22%

of Deerfield 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 taxes62%

Property tax
41%$386 thousand
Other taxes
22%$206 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$34 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$182 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Sent to other local governments2.1%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

32%

of Deerfield 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
57%$459 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$370 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$255 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$17 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Deerfield 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 Deerfield 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.