Township government · Darke County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wayne Township took in $423 thousand and spent $258 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%County and local tax money9.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

9.5%

of Wayne Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes90%

Property tax

82%$348 thousand

Other taxes

8.0%$34 thousand

What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses

Motor vehicle licenses$33 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

9.5%$40 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other

0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs0.4%

What stands out

45%

of Wayne 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

55%$141 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$141 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

45%$116 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$116 thousand

Running the government and other costs

0.4%$1 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.