Township government · Holmes County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Prairie Township took in $689 thousand and spent $759 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 taxes87%Fees for services8.4%Fines and other3.0%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

8.4%

of Prairie Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes87%

Property tax
87%$601 thousand

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$9 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals2.4%

What stands out

23%

of Prairie 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%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$416 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$416 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$149 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prairie 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 Prairie 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.