Township government · Richland 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 $1.2 million and spent $816 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%Fines and other2.5%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

14%

of Monroe Township's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes97%

Property tax
76%$913 thousand
Sales tax
14%$167 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$42 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
3.6%$43 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$12 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs79%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

79%

of Monroe 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
79%$646 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$568 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$7 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.