Township government · Trumbull County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mesopotamia Township took in $757 thousand and spent $508 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money24%Federal tax money22%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services0.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes50%

Property tax
49%$371 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$167 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$181 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails14%

What stands out

14%

of Mesopotamia 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%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$267 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$267 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mesopotamia Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Mesopotamia 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.