Township government · Geauga County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Russell Township took in $5.3 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%State tax money6.3%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

81%

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

Township taxes84%

Property tax
81%$4.3 million
Other taxes
3.4%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$158 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$225 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$143 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$81 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$337 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%$22 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$239 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs45%Sent to other local governments1.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

52%

of Russell 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
52%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
45%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$882 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$568 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$55 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Russell 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 Russell 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.