Township government · Athens County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ames Township took in $345 thousand and spent $189 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes93%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

90%

of Ames 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
90%$309 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$22 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs100%

What stands out

100%

of Ames 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%

Running the government and other costs
100%$189 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$189 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ames 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 Ames 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.