Township government · Franklin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plain Township took in $10.5 million and spent $9.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.0%Fines and other1.4%Federal tax money1.0%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

86%

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

Township taxes88%

Property tax
86%$9.0 million
Other taxes
1.6%$173 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$146 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
1.0%$109 thousand

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$943 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$441 thousand
  • Other service charges$348 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$101 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$40 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails75%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Sent to other local governments1.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

75%

of Plain 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
75%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7.4 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.4 million
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)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$165 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$548 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$548 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$220 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$220 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$187 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$187 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plain 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 Plain 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.