Township government · Allen County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richland Township took in $540 thousand and spent $555 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 taxes88%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money2.6%State tax money1.9%Fees for services0.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

82%

of Richland Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
82%$445 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.6%$14 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$10 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$2 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%

What stands out

43%

of Richland 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
43%$239 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$239 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$236 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland 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 Richland 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.