Township government · Richland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mifflin Township took in $875 thousand and spent $278 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes100%

What stands out

88%

of Mifflin Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
88%$772 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$40 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.4%$30 thousand
Individual income tax
2.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails90%Interest on debt10%

What stands out

90%

of Mifflin 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
90%$250 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mifflin 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 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.