Township government · Allen County, OH

Sugar Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sugar Creek Township took in $281 thousand and spent $303 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%Federal tax money23%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.6%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

54%

of Sugar Creek 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 taxes73%

Other taxes
54%$152 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$52 thousand

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
23%$64 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs71%Roads, transit and parking19%Sent to other local governments9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Sugar Creek 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
71%$214 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.6%$29 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$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sugar Creek 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 Sugar Creek 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.