Township government · Seneca County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seneca Township took in $303 thousand and spent $384 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 taxes78%Fines and other15%State tax money7.6%

What stands out

46%

of Seneca 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 taxes78%

Other taxes
46%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
32%$98 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$23 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs49%Health and hospitals1.6%

What stands out

49%

of Seneca 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
50%$191 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$191 thousand
Running the government and other costs
49%$187 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$187 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seneca 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 Seneca 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.