Township government · Defiance County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Highland Township took in $738 thousand and spent $646 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Federal tax money16%Fines and other16%Fees for services (hospital bills)3.8%

What stands out

19%

of Highland 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 taxes64%

Property tax
40%$295 thousand
Other taxes
19%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.1%$38 thousand

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
16%$119 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails73%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Interest on debt2.0%Running the government and other costs0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Highland 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
73%$472 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$472 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$143 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Highland 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 Highland 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.