Township government · Stark 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 $11.8 million and spent $11.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%Fees for services8.0%Fines and other1.7%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

87%

of Perry Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
87%$10.3 million
Other taxes
2.3%$268 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$268 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$947 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$947 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$135 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$144 thousand
Fines
0.5%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails65%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs8.3%Health and hospitals1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

65%

of Perry 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
65%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$988 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$881 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$107 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$199 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$199 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$113 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 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. 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 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.