Township government · Knox 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 $565 thousand and spent $551 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 taxes94%State tax money4.2%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

7.8%

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 taxes94%

Property tax
86%$488 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$24 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals1.1%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

30%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$164 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$130 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$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. 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 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.