Township government · Butler County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lemon Township took in $606 thousand and spent $495 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money21%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

24%

of Lemon Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes75%

Property tax
51%$310 thousand
Other taxes
24%$144 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$129 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments44%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs12%

What stands out

44%

of Lemon Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
44%$218 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$218 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Police$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$103 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lemon 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 Lemon 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.