Township government · Allen County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spencer Township took in $635 thousand and spent $248 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 taxes66%County and local tax money31%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes66%

Property tax
35%$223 thousand
Other taxes
31%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$196 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$198 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals1.6%

What stands out

62%

of Spencer 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%

Running the government and other costs
62%$154 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spencer 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 Spencer 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.