Township government · Licking County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bennington Township took in $698 thousand and spent $568 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 taxes94%State tax money5.9%

What stands out

94%

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

Township taxes94%

Property tax
94%$657 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs16%Social services4.8%Health and hospitals1.8%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

4.8%

of Bennington 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
60%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$343 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$92 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$92 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)$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Social services
4.8%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bennington 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 Bennington 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.