Township government · Wood 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 $437 thousand and spent $383 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%Fines and other5.3%State tax money5.0%Fees for services (road charges)4.1%

What stands out

6.2%

of Portage 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 taxes86%

Property tax
79%$347 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$22 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs35%

What stands out

35%

of Portage Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$249 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$249 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$134 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 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. 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 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.