Township government · Butler County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ross Township took in $3.1 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%Fees for services8.8%Fines and other3.3%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

8.8%

of Ross 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 taxes86%

Property tax
81%$2.5 million
Other taxes
5.6%$172 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$99 thousand
  • Other licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$272 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$272 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$42 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$86 thousand
Fines
0.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails75%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking8.1%

What stands out

75%

of Ross 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
75%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Police$687 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$541 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)$474 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$255 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$255 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ross 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 Ross 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.