Township government · Erie County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Perkins Township took in $12.1 million and spent $9.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fines and other23%Federal tax money6.8%State tax money2.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.0%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

23%

of Perkins Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Township taxes63%

Property tax
54%$6.5 million
Other taxes
9.7%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$92 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$238 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$181 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.8%$827 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$337 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$238 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$2.8 million
Fines
0.2%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs9.3%Housing and community development4.3%Sent to other local governments3.5%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

54%

of Perkins 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
54%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Police$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
26%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$911 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$581 thousand
  • Government buildings$198 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$99 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
Housing and community development
4.3%$427 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$346 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$325 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$223 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$223 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perkins 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 Perkins 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.