Township government · Columbiana County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Unity Township took in $1.1 million and spent $873 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money21%Federal tax money17%County and local tax money6.1%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services2.6%

What stands out

45%

of Unity Township's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes48%

Sales tax
45%$512 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$197 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$235 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$70 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs29%Sent to other local governments16%

What stands out

16%

of Unity Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$475 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$475 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$254 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$199 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$144 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$141 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Unity 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 Unity 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.