Township government · Defiance County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Defiance Township took in $606 thousand and spent $478 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money24%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

35%

of Defiance Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes71%

Property tax
35%$215 thousand
Other taxes
35%$215 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$161 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$33 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$147 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%

What stands out

47%

of Defiance Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$226 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$226 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$124 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Defiance 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 Defiance 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.