Township government · Lorain County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penfield Township took in $562 thousand and spent $136 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money17%County and local tax money14%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

25%

of Penfield Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes63%

Property tax
38%$211 thousand
Other taxes
25%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$95 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$80 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs90%Sent to other local governments8.8%Social services1.5%

What stands out

90%

of Penfield Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
90%$122 thousand
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)$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
Social services
1.5%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penfield 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 Penfield 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.