Township government · Miami County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lostcreek Township took in $191 thousand and spent $141 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Federal tax money40%Township taxes10%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes10%

Property tax
10%$20 thousand

Federal tax money40%

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

From the federal government
40%$77 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$90 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails67%Sent to other local governments18%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking2.8%

What stands out

67%

of Lostcreek 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
67%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$16 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lostcreek 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 Lostcreek 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.