Township government · Tuscarawas County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mill Township took in $11.4 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%County and local tax money4.7%Fines and other2.5%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

15%

of Mill Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
74%$8.4 million
Other taxes
3.0%$343 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$260 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$32 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$822 thousand
  • Garbage collection$799 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$54 thousand

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$538 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$284 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Environment and natural resources1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Mill 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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$390 thousand
  • Government buildings$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Police$178 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$949 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$949 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$673 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$673 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$54 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mill 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 Mill 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.