Township government · Allen County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Shawnee Township took in $8.6 million and spent $7.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%Fees for services7.2%County and local tax money6.6%Fines and other3.0%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

6.6%

of Shawnee Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes82%

Property tax
78%$6.7 million
Other taxes
3.9%$340 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$262 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$622 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$622 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$102 thousand

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$570 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$248 thousand
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails77%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs9.1%Sent to other local governments2.6%

What stands out

77%

of Shawnee Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
77%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Police$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$846 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$846 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$676 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$625 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$192 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$192 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shawnee Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Shawnee 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.