Township government · Carroll County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe Township took in $766 thousand and spent $617 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%Federal tax money11%State tax money6.5%County and local tax money4.0%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Monroe 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 taxes79%

Property tax
58%$443 thousand
Other taxes
20%$153 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.8%$6 thousand

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$81 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$50 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$31 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

42%

of Monroe 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
42%$259 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$259 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$114 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.