Township government · Stark County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sugarcreek Township took in $815 thousand and spent $831 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 taxes90%Fees for services5.6%State tax money2.7%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

6%

of Sugarcreek 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 taxes90%

Property tax
79%$642 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.4%$44 thousand

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$22 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs17%

What stands out

21%

of Sugarcreek 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
61%$510 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$510 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$177 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$144 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$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sugarcreek 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 Sugarcreek 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.