Township government · Lorain County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elyria Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 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 taxes89%Fines and other8.6%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

6.2%

of Elyria Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
83%$1.1 million
Other taxes
6.2%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$27 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Health and hospitals1.1%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

59%

of Elyria Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$729 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)$723 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$375 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$375 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$123 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$123 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elyria 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 Elyria 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.