Township government · Delaware 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 $3.8 million and spent $2.7 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 taxes91%Fines and other4.2%State tax money3.6%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

89%

of Delaware Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes91%

Property tax
89%$3.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$135 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Health and hospitals2.7%

What stands out

40%

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
40%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$353 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$293 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 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.