Township government · Erie County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milan Township took in $1.7 million and spent $921 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%County and local tax money4.5%Fines and other3.4%State tax money0.8%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes91%

Property tax
62%$1.1 million
Sales tax
19%$322 thousand
Other taxes
11%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$13 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$77 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking10%

What stands out

64%

of Milan Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
64%$590 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$507 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Milan Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Milan 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.