Township government · Portage County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Palmyra Township took in $876 thousand and spent $698 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 taxes51%Fees for services (road charges)25%County and local tax money13%Fines and other10%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

25%

of Palmyra Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes51%

Property tax
50%$439 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$219 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$218 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$12 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$110 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Palmyra 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$353 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$353 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$214 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Palmyra 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 Palmyra 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.