Township government · Stark 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 $19.4 million and spent $16.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%Federal tax money11%Fines and other7.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.3%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Plain Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes77%

Property tax
67%$12.9 million
Other taxes
7.9%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$580 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$549 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$209 thousand
  • Other licenses$188 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.5%$495 thousand

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$450 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$313 thousand
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand
  • Road charges$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.1 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$332 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$106 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

64%

of Plain Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 9.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
64%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7.6 million
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$386 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$420 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$350 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$281 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$281 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$242 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$242 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$134 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$134 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 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.