Township government · Butler County, OH

West Chester Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West Chester Township took in $80.0 million and spent $66.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fines and other39%State tax money4.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.0%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

38%

of West Chester Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 3%.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
46%$37.2 million
Other taxes
4.2%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$877 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$670 thousand
  • Other licenses$131 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
2.5%$2.0 million

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$1.1 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$3.9 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
38%$30.7 million
Fines
0.2%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

50%

of West Chester Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 9.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$33.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$17.0 million
  • Police$16.2 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$12.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$7.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$7.4 million
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$7.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$793 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$793 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$680 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Chester Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of West Chester 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.