Township government · Auglaize County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), German Township took in $325 thousand and spent $163 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes99%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

94%

of German Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes99%

Property tax
94%$307 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs0.6%

What stands out

28%

of German 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%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$116 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$116 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

German 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 German 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.