Township government · Harrison County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Athens Township took in $156 thousand and spent $214 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 taxes89%State tax money10%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

87%

of Athens Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
87%$136 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$16 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs19%Social services13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%

What stands out

13%

of Athens Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$132 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$132 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Social services
13%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Athens 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 Athens 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.