Township government · Geauga County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middlefield Township took in $1.3 million and spent $774 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%County and local tax money22%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

22%

of Middlefield Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes71%

Property tax
60%$797 thousand
Other taxes
11%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$291 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Roads, transit and parking34%Health and hospitals9.6%Interest on debt1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%

What stands out

10%

of Middlefield Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$418 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$335 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.6%$74 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$74 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Middlefield 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 Middlefield 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.