Township government · Sandusky County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rice Township took in $475 thousand and spent $352 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%State tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.7%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

32%

of Rice 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 taxes81%

Property tax
42%$199 thousand
Other taxes
32%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$137 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.6%$36 thousand

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and garbage collection
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$68 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Rice 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
50%$176 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$102 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$72 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rice 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 Rice 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.