Township government · Mercer County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Recovery Township took in $368 thousand and spent $267 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%State tax money17%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

46%

of Recovery 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 taxes82%

Other taxes
46%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$28 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
36%$131 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$64 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking92%Health and hospitals4.1%Running the government and other costs3.4%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

92%

of Recovery Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
92%$245 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$245 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$9 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Recovery 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 Recovery 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.