Township government · Fairfield County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Berne Township took in $6.1 million and spent $529 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes96%County and local tax money3.8%Fees for services0.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Berne 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 taxes96%

Other taxes
69%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$4.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$124 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
26%$1.6 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$230 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails20%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$243 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$154 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berne Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Berne 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.