Township government · Cuyahoga County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Olmsted Township took in $11.2 million and spent $10.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%Fees for services (garbage collection)17%County and local tax money15%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

15%

of Olmsted Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes61%

Property tax
56%$6.3 million
Other taxes
4.5%$504 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$323 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$168 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and garbage collection
  • Other government-run businesses$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$779 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$1.7 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$793 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

34%

of Olmsted Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$476 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$715 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$715 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Olmsted 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 Olmsted 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.