Township government · Crawford County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whetstone Township took in $449 thousand and spent $365 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 taxes74%Fees for services7.8%County and local tax money7.6%Fines and other7.3%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

7.6%

of Whetstone 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 taxes74%

Property tax
68%$304 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$14 thousand

County and local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.6%$34 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%

What stands out

16%

of Whetstone 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%$223 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$223 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whetstone 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 Whetstone 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.