Township government · Lake County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Perry Township took in $3.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money19%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.3%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

16%

of Perry 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 taxes70%

Property tax
54%$2.1 million
Other taxes
16%$594 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$550 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$277 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$168 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$708 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$159 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Health and hospitals1.8%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Perry Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$995 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$634 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$546 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry 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 Perry 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.