Township government · Williams County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northwest Township took in $335 thousand and spent $471 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%Fines and other7.8%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

90%

of Northwest Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes90%

Property tax

90%$302 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state

2.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other

7.8%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Health and hospitals5.1%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

54%

of Northwest 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

54%$252 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$227 thousand
Other and not broken out$25 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

32%$151 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$151 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

8.1%$38 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$38 thousand

Health and hospitals

5.1%$24 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$24 thousand

Interest on debt

1.3%$6 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northwest 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 Northwest 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.