Township government · Erie County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Groton Township took in $197 thousand and spent $140 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

82%

of Groton 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 taxes98%

Other taxes
82%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
16%$32 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$3 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%

What stands out

61%

of Groton 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%

Running the government and other costs
61%$85 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Groton 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 Groton 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.