Township government · Wayne County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wooster Township took in $2.0 million and spent $870 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%Fines and other21%Federal tax money13%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Wooster Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes65%

Property tax
55%$1.1 million
Other taxes
10%$200 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$33 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$6 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$260 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$417 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails74%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%

What stands out

74%

of Wooster 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
74%$641 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$605 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wooster 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 Wooster 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.