Township government · Meigs County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bedford Township took in $333 thousand and spent $282 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Federal tax money20%County and local tax money9.0%State tax money4.2%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

47%

of Bedford Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes64%

Other taxes
47%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$55 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$68 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$14 thousand

County and local tax money9.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.0%$30 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Interest on debt1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

68%

of Bedford 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
68%$193 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply
  • Gas supply$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bedford 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 Bedford 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.