Township government · Darke County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Patterson Township took in $392 thousand and spent $297 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money48%Township taxes38%Fines and other14%

What stands out

48%

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

Township taxes38%

Property tax
38%$148 thousand

County and local tax money48%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
48%$188 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals2.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

24%

of Patterson 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
46%$137 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$81 thousand
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)$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power
  • Electric power$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Patterson 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 Patterson 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.