Township government · Franklin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mifflin Township took in $23.0 million and spent $23.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%County and local tax money8.8%Fees for services5.2%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money0.3%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

8.8%

of Mifflin Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes84%

Property tax
82%$19.0 million
Sales tax
1.0%$241 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$174 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$150 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$72 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$34 thousand

County and local tax money8.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.8%$2.0 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$284 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails80%Running the government and other costs8.2%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Sent to other local governments3.1%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

80%

of Mifflin Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
80%$18.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$17.8 million
  • Police$595 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$383 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$649 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$707 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$555 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$152 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$405 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mifflin Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Mifflin 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.