Township government · Medina County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharon Township took in $2.5 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes99%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of Sharon 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 taxes99%

Property tax
90%$2.3 million
Other taxes
8.7%$220 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$93 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$65 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Health and hospitals0.1%Environment and natural resources<0.1%

What stands out

61%

of Sharon 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
61%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$581 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$581 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$317 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$317 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sharon 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 Sharon 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.