Township government · Defiance County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delaware Township took in $267 thousand and spent $502 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 taxes74%State tax money11%Fines and other11%Fees for services4.5%

What stands out

11%

of Delaware Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes74%

Property tax
67%$179 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$29 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals3.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Delaware 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%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$215 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$215 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$113 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Delaware 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 Delaware 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.