Township government · Ashtabula County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dorset Township took in $207 thousand and spent $202 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 taxes78%Fees for services8.7%State tax money8.2%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

8.7%

of Dorset Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
78%$161 thousand

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$17 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals8.9%

What stands out

27%

of Dorset 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
52%$105 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.9%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dorset 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 Dorset 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.