Township government · Delaware County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orange Township took in $17.9 million and spent $17.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%State tax money8.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.7%Fines and other0.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

80%

of Orange Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes87%

Property tax
80%$14.3 million
Other taxes
7.5%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$503 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$427 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$387 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$665 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$413 thousand
  • Other service charges$233 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$37 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%

What stands out

48%

of Orange 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orange 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 Orange 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.