Township government · Ottawa County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Erie Township took in $581 thousand and spent $407 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%Fines and other13%Federal tax money11%State tax money1.0%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

27%

of Erie 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 taxes75%

Property tax
48%$279 thousand
Other taxes
27%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
11%$62 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$6 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking7.6%

What stands out

65%

of Erie 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
65%$265 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$264 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Erie Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Erie 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.