Township government · Montgomery 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 $2.9 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.9%

What stands out

11%

of German Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
74%$2.2 million
Other taxes
7.0%$206 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$57 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$233 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$233 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$328 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

55%

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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$921 thousand
  • Fire protection$671 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$874 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$779 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$241 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$241 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$167 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$167 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 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.