Township government · Fulton 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 $1.4 million and spent $846 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%State tax money8.0%Fees for services0.6%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

12%

of German 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 taxes91%

Property tax
76%$1.0 million
Other taxes
12%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
3.0%$41 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$110 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs1.7%

What stands out

33%

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
65%$550 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$550 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$282 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$282 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.7%$14 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$14 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. 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.