Township government · Putnam County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ottawa Township took in $516 thousand and spent $360 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 taxes91%County and local tax money2.9%State tax money2.7%Fees for services2.5%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Ottawa Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes91%

Property tax
77%$398 thousand
Individual income tax
9.7%$50 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$14 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$15 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

15%

of Ottawa 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
50%$180 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$180 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$125 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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.