Township government · Lake County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Painesville Township took in $11.1 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money7.9%Fines and other7.8%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)4.0%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

74%

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

Township taxes78%

Property tax
74%$8.2 million
Other taxes
4.0%$447 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$246 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$181 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$450 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$324 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$882 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$300 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$865 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking19%

What stands out

61%

of Painesville 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
61%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$5.4 million
  • Police$792 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Painesville 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 Painesville 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.