Township government · Medina County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lafayette Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%Federal tax money19%County and local tax money3.7%Fees for services0.7%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

19%

of Lafayette Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
63%$1.0 million
Other taxes
14%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$107 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$105 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$308 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$60 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails25%

What stands out

25%

of Lafayette 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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$604 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$304 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$300 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$565 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$565 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$397 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$367 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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.