Township government · Ottawa County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portage Township took in $1.2 million and spent $921 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money25%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

15%

of Portage Township's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes72%

Property tax
54%$631 thousand
Sales tax
15%$173 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$287 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking31%Sent to other local governments31%

What stands out

31%

of Portage Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$347 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$290 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$290 thousand
Sent to other local governments
31%$284 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$284 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Portage 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 Portage 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.