Township government · Lorain County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eaton Township took in $2.5 million and spent $1.9 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 taxes57%County and local tax money35%Fees for services5.7%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

35%

of Eaton Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes57%

Property tax
48%$1.2 million
Other taxes
8.3%$208 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$199 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$142 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$882 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

32%

of Eaton 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
38%$744 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$368 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$280 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$630 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$630 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$544 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$544 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eaton 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 Eaton 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.