Township government · Portage County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Suffield Township took in $3.1 million and spent $2.1 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 taxes92%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money3.2%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Suffield 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 taxes92%

Property tax
81%$2.5 million
Other taxes
11%$338 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$152 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$128 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$50 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$4 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$101 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt4.6%

What stands out

46%

of Suffield 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
46%$972 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$972 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$630 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$630 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$417 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$400 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Suffield 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 Suffield 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.