Township government · Portage County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freedom Township took in $475 thousand and spent $349 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money32%Fees for services (housing)4.4%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

30%

of Freedom 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 taxes62%

Property tax
33%$155 thousand
Other taxes
30%$141 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes
  • Motor fuel taxes$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and housing
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Housing$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$152 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs41%

What stands out

41%

of Freedom 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%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$206 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$206 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses and government buildings
  • Other government-run businesses$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Freedom 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 Freedom 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.