Township government · Lorain County, OH

La Grange Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Grange Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%County and local tax money14%Fines and other13%

What stands out

14%

of La Grange Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
71%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.7%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$198 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$180 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails58%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

58%

of La Grange 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
58%$638 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$638 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$199 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$199 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$172 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

La Grange 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 La Grange 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.