Township government · Union County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Millcreek Township took in $624 thousand and spent $465 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 taxes97%State tax money2.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Millcreek 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 taxes97%

Property tax
84%$526 thousand
Other taxes
12%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$24 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$2 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$16 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails72%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

72%

of Millcreek 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
72%$336 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$236 thousand
  • Police$83 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Millcreek 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 Millcreek 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.