Township government · Crawford County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Polk Township took in $613 thousand and spent $561 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes80%Federal tax money17%County and local tax money2.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

57%

of Polk 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 taxes80%

Other taxes
57%$352 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$187 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$140 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$140 thousand

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$102 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$16 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Sent to other local governments13%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

38%

of Polk Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$246 thousand
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)$167 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$212 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$209 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$75 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$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polk 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 Polk 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.