Township government · Defiance County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farmer Township took in $610 thousand and spent $660 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%State tax money37%Federal tax money7.9%Fees for services6.6%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

27%

of Farmer 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 taxes45%

Other taxes
27%$162 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$141 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$114 thousand

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$48 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$224 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

77%

of Farmer Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$506 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$506 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Farmer 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 Farmer 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.