Township government · Butler County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milford Township took in $1.1 million and spent $892 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 taxes69%County and local tax money18%Fees for services8.8%Fines and other2.0%State tax money1.6%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

18%

of Milford Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes69%

Property tax
50%$574 thousand
Other taxes
18%$212 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$212 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$101 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$14 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$18 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$204 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

51%

of Milford 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
51%$452 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$269 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$311 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$126 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Milford 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 Milford 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.