Township government · Lorain County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheffield Township took in $3.4 million and spent $1.8 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 taxes97%Fines and other2.1%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Sheffield 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 taxes97%

Property tax
79%$2.7 million
Other taxes
18%$613 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and public utility taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$563 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

32%

of Sheffield 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%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$752 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$752 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$583 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$572 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$501 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$275 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheffield 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 Sheffield 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.