Township government · Van Wert County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ridge Township took in $2.9 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services84%Township taxes11%State tax money3.8%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

84%

of Ridge 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 taxes11%

Property tax
6.0%$176 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and other licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$113 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs90%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%

What stands out

90%

of Ridge 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%

Running the government and other costs
90%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other government-run businesses$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ridge 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 Ridge 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.