Township government · Shelby County, OH

Van Buren Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Van Buren Township took in $610 thousand and spent $687 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 taxes93%Fines and other2.5%State tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.6%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

92%

of Van Buren Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes93%

Property tax
92%$564 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$10 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Health and hospitals2.8%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

43%

of Van Buren 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%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$322 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$322 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$293 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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.