Township government · Tuscarawas County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lawrence Township took in $2.3 million and spent $1.6 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 taxes98%Fines and other1.1%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

93%

of Lawrence Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes98%

Property tax
93%$2.1 million
Other taxes
5.5%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.9%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
0.9%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

48%

of Lawrence 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
48%$775 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$641 thousand
  • Police$134 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
45%$738 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$738 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$113 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.